The Coronation of the Virgin (fol. 105v)

• Original object type: Artefact

Description

The Virgin Mary receives the crown from an angel. She kneels in front of the enthroned God the Father, who is wearing a triple tiara and holding a globe. The border is decorated with a snail, a bird, a fly, flowers and curling acanthus leaves.

Context: Hours of the Virgin: Compline: Deus in adiutorium meum intende

• Date range: [ca. 1440-1460]
• Date: 1450
• Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
• Physical Identifier: BC MS 5/14