Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rennes, ca. 1430
MS M.173 fol. 44r

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Christ: Nativity and Shepherds: Adoration -- Within wattle fence, below stable roof with holes, nude Christ Child, nimbed, reclines amid rays on ground. Virgin Mary and Joseph the Carpenter, both nimbed and with joined hands, kneel before Him. Ass and ox stand at manger next to wattle fence; two shepherds, one holding staff, the other with joined hands, kneel outside the fence. Rays descend from multi-colored sky, through hole in stable roof.
Scene in hilly landscape with buildings in background.
Margins decorated with border rinceaux.