Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Italy, probably Milan, ca. 1470
MS M.454 fol. 198v

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Busts of Aposltes Peter, holding keys, and Paul, both nimbed, in initial P decorated with foliate ornament.
Pentecost -- Bust Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled, with joined hands looks up toward rays above. She is flanked by five (?), including two faces in profile and the rest, partial nimbi. Scene in initial O decorated with foliate ornament.