Virgin and Child (fol. 13r)

Description

This full page miniature shows the Virgin Mary holding the Christ-Child between pillars within a classical arch. Above them God the Father is blessing and holding the orb. On either side of him is a red seraph, and there is a cherub with red wings in each of the four corners of the design, holding flowers and fruits. The golden tablet in the middle has a foliate initial infilled with flowers and the first words of the Hour. Context: Hours of the Virgin: Matins: Domine labia mea aperies

Metadata

Identifier ts91q43m
IRN 373196
Class Mark BC MS 10/1
Level Piece
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/ts91q43m
Collection(s) Medieval Manuscripts
Category Archive Manuscript
Parent Record [Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
Date [ca. 1480-1500]

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