Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1500
MS M.52 fol. 55v

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Christ: Circumcision --Within temple, below angels, Virgin Mary, nimbed, extending Christ Child, rayed nimbus, in both arms toward Mohel who circumcises Him with knife. Prophetess Anna, Joseph the Carpenter, and male figure look on.
Miniature framed by border decorated with budding and full flowers, including geraniums, violas, pinks, and rose, and inhabited by moth and butterfly.