Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, ca. 1470
MS M.1093 fol. 51r

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Christ: Nativity -- Nimbed Christ Child, nude, emanating rays, laying on ground, is flanked by Virgin Mary, nimbed, kneeling with joined hands in front of brocade cloth of honor, and Joseph the Carpenter, kneeling with joined hands. In background are two angels with joined hands raised, ox and ass feeding at manger or trough, and half-timbered shed. Two men, one hooded and one wearing hat, witness scene through opening in wall of the shed. Landscape with trees and distant hill and city in background. Above, rays emanate from center of arch of miniature.
Margins with foliate ornament. Baguette with foliate ornament around sides and bottom of miniature and textblock. In lower right corner is medallion enclosing vinescroll.