Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, ca. 1480
MS M.6 fol. 29r

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Virgin Mary: Visitation -- Virgin Mary and Elizabeth, both nimbed and veiled, stand and embrace on road. Behind Mary stands Joseph the Carpenter, wearing hat, holding staff in right hand and with left hand raised to his head. In background is landscape with castle surrounded by moat, cliff, hills, trees, and three figures on distant road.
Lower margin decorated with scattered flowers, including viola, strawberry, columbine, and cornflower.