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Brotherton Collection3
Medieval Manuscripts3

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insects3
virgin mary2
angels1
animals1
birds1
birth and youth of christ1
christ1
fruits1
holy ghost (as dove)1

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Hunting scene (fol. 62r)
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Hunting scene (fol. 62r)

[ca.1480-1500]

The lower border depicts a hunting scene with a richly-clad woman and man, walking through a parkland with a male servant and three dogs. A deer and a fox (?) can be seen. The border is decorated with...

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Nativity (fol. 77r)
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Nativity (fol. 77r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary and Jose[h kneel in adoration of the Christ Child, while the ox and the ass lie nearby. The town of Nazareth can be seen...

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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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