Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1390-1400
MS M.141 fol. 64v

See more information »

Christ: Presentation -- Prophetess Anna, nimbed, wearing hat with wimple, holding, with right hand, basket containing three ? doves, stands behind Virgin Mary, nimbed, holding standing Christ Child, crossed nimbus. Simeon, nimbed, extends draped hands toward Christ Child across draped altar.
Miniature in framed barbed quatrefoil. Initial D with foliate ornament. In margins, rectilinear bars with foliate ornament.