Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 147r

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Christ: Nativity -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, kneels with joined hands raised to nude infant Christ Child, emanating rays, laying on ground on her mantle. Opposite the Virgin Mary is Joseph the Carpenter, nimbed, holding staff in left hand, kneeling on one knee. Ox and ass at left. Scene in shed with thatched roof.