The virgin mary, from a 15th century book of hours. Plate 13 from:
james, m. R. (1895) a descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridge university press. Manuscript no 62. The ms was written for isabel stuart, daughter of james i. Of scotland, and second wife of francis i, duke of brittany, whom she married in 1445, dying about 1500. The virgin and child, full-length under architecture, on which are nine statues of prophets, four with scrolls. Nine angels play various instruments, as the trumpet and organ. On the left is a tower, and a well in a grass-plot. There is in the architecture a figure of the synagogue leaning on a broken reed. Two men look out of a window at the next scene, viz. On l. The marriage of mary and joseph, by a priest in tiara: three men watching. On r. , the presentation of the virgin: the high-priest and another at the top of the steps, the parents below. This page is of the most beautiful work. The virgin’s robe of ivory white, stippled. Date: 31 December 1895.
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