AVE REGINA CELORD, Missal, Ghent, 1483
 
Date Description Source Reference
1483 A.D. Mary and the Child sit under a bell tent, the apex is cut of by the frame, gold swirls, wavy lines and circles decorate a dark blue roof, the red roof edge is decorated with golden horizontal edging, a fringe and a Latin inscription; “AVE REGINA CELORD”. The door flaps are held back by angels revealing a green interior lining. “London, British Library, Add. ms. 17440, f 13v; Missal, Ghent, 1483.”  de Hamel, C., A History of Illuminated Manuscripts, Oxford, 1986, p. 206.


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