Xylocopa violacea on Evangile Jean, Grandes Heures Anne de Bretagne (Cropped version), Jean Bourdichon

Violet carpenter bee (xylocopa violacea) in a page of the illuminated manuscript of the great hours of anne of brittany, queen of france (1477-1514). Original file: file:evangile jean grandes heures anne de bretagne. Jpg. Date: between circa 1503 and circa 1508. Medium: illumination on parchment. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France.