Virgin and Child clothed in sun, standing on crescent moon

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Illuminated Manuscript. Devotional Image. Medallion with Virgin and Child clothed in Sun, standing on Crescent Moon, Evangelists’ symbols in spandrels, inscription within medallion frame: Mulier amicta sole et luna sub pedibus eius et in capite eius corona stellarum duodecim (Apc. 12:1): stella maris, ora pro omnibus nobis. Latin, Gothic Bookhand. Parchment, height 124 mm, width 102 mm, 1475-1499. German.

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Accession Number: MS 202
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
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