Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 52v)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: Annunciation to the Shepherds (fol. 52v)
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Description:
The full-page miniature shows an angel appearing in the sky to three shepherds and announcing the birth of Christ. The shepherds kneel in adoration. A flock of sheep grazes nearby. The rural landscape is hilly. The border is formed from architectural pillars supporting statues of two shepherds.
Context: Hours of the Virgin: Terce: Deus in adiutorium meum intende
- Date range: [ca. 1490]
- Date: 1490
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 8/21
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/10800
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