Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Amiens, ca. 1480
MS M.198 fol. 43v

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Shepherds: Annunciation -- Angel, holding scroll with pseudo-inscription, appears above two shepherds, both seated on ground, one with left arm raised, and the other, wearing hat, holding bagpipe with both hands. Scene in landscape with seated dog, flock of sheep, river, trees, and distant city.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament, in curvilinear pattern, inhabited by bird and moth.