Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Bourges, ca. 1473
MS M.677 fol. 98r

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Virgin Mary and Christ Child -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, wearing crown decorated with fleur-de-lis, holds Christ Child, rayed cross as nimbus. Figures appear before niche, flanked by two columns and decorated with figural reliefs, including hybrid animals and putti.