Virgin and Child (fol. 13r)
- Original object type: Artefact
- Title: Virgin and Child (fol. 13r)
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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
- Date range: [ca. 1480-1500]
- Date: 1490
- Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
- Physical Identifier: BC MS 10/1
- URI: http://digital.library.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/11023
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