Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Netherlands, ca. 1494
MS M.1078 fol. 7v

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Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Virgin Mary kneels with right hand raised and with left hand on open book with pseudo inscription on prie-dieu. Behind her kneels Archangel Gabriel, holding scepter in right hand and gesturing with left hand. Above is dove of Holy Ghost. Scene in room with tile floor, vase of lilies in niche in wall, cloth of honor, leaded-glass windows, and distant landscape visible through doorway. Scene enclosed in architectural frame, surmounted by dome and cross, with carved decoration, including four statues.
Margins with scattered flowers, including dianthus and viola, inhabited by birds and insects.