The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 45r)

Description

The Virgin Mary kneels by a small altar on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with green wings, announces that she will give birth to Christ. The Dove is depicted between them. The full decorated border includes birds, and a grotesque with a dark-skinned female upper body and the lower body of an animal. Context: Hours of the Virgin: Annunciation: Domine labia mea aperies

Metadata

Identifier gp4rr9yr
IRN 372970
Class Mark BC MS 4/14
Level Piece
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/gp4rr9yr
Collection(s) Medieval Manuscripts
Category Archive Manuscript
Parent Record [Hours of Antoine de Crèvecœur]
Date [1450-1475]

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