Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 90v

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Christ: Flight into Egypt -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, seated sideways on ass, holds reins in left hand and in right arm, swaddled infant Christ Child, nimbed. Beside the ass walks Joseph the Carpenter, wearing hat. In background in castle.
Margins with foliate and vinescroll ornament. In lower margin is hybrid soldier, wearing helmet, holding sword in right hand and in left hand shield (escutcheon) with arms of Sivry (barry of twelve argent and azure an estoile or).