Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 108r)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 108r)
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Description:
The miniature depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a scroll with the words "Ave maria gracia plena". God blesses the scene from the cloud above. Mary stands by a pink canopy with green curtains, and holds a book open on a lectern.
Context: Hours of the Virgin: Matins: Domine labia mea aperies
- Date range: [ca. 1440-1460]
- Date: 1450
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 2/9
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/10640
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