Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Poitiers, ca. 1415
MS M.743 fol. 45v

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Virgin Mary: Visitation -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, stands with Elizabeth, nimbed, veiled, with hands extended to back and abdomen of Mary. Diaper background.
Margins with ivy rinceaux and floreate ornament, and bands of geometric motifs.