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Brotherton Collection8
Medieval Manuscripts8

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holy ghost (as dove)8
virgin mary8
angels6
birds2
events from resurrection to pentecost2
fabulous animals2
flowers2
saints2
animals1
god the father1

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Pentecost (fol. 125v)
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Pentecost (fol. 125v)

[1450-1500]

The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin Mary and the Apostles. The Virgin and St John kneel on either side of a small table on which a book lies open. Golden rays descend from the dove. Th...

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The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 37r)
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The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 37r)

[1450-1475]

The Virgin Mary kneels by a small altar on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with green wings, announces that she will give birth to Christ. The Dove is depicted within a halo. The f...

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The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 45r)
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The Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 45r)

[1450-1475]

The Virgin Mary kneels by a small altar on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with green wings, announces that she will give birth to Christ. The Dove is depicted between them. The fu...

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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 29r)
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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 29r)

[ca. 1490]

The full-page miniature shows the Virgin Mary kneeling by a small table on which a book lies open. The angel Gabriel, depicted with blue wings, appears to her announcing the birth of Christ. The Dove ...

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Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)
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Annunciation, Julius Caesar, London (image 18)

[ca. 1461-1483]

The roundel depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary (34). Gabriel holds a small golden cross. The Holy Ghost as a dove descends upon the Virgin. Mary kneels under a pin...

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Pentecost (fol. 37v)
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Pentecost (fol. 37v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

The arched miniature depicts the scene of Pentecost. The dove of the Holy Ghost descends upon the Virgin and the Apostles within a church. The Virgin kneels by a small table on which a book lies open....

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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 86v)
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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 86v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

The miniature depicts the angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel holds a sceptre and wears a coronet with a cross. Mary kneels by a small altar, under a green canopy....

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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 39r)
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Annunciation to the Virgin (fol. 39r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The miniature depicts Angel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary. Gabriel, with green and orange wings, holds a scroll that reads "Aue gracia plena dominus tecum" (abbreviated and...

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