225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station
Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 415r
Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Angel Gabriel, nimbed, left hand holding scroll inscribed AVE MARIE (Luke 1:28), right hand raised toward Virgin Mary, nimbed, right hand on breast, left hand holding book. Vase of lilies sits on ground between them.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), dog rears up before rabbit.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.
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