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Don Silvestro de’ Gherarducci. Manuscript Illumination with the Birth of the Virgin in an Inital G, from a Gradual. ca 1375. Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, 11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (The Met Collection).

Marian Devotion:

The Rise & Power of the Cult of Virgin Mary In Late 11th– 12th Century Europe

Master of the Cite des Dames. Detail of a Miniature of Christine de Pizan before the Personifications of Rectitude, Reason, and Justice in Her Study, and Helping Another Lady to Build the “Cité Des Dames.” ca 1405. Pigments and gold/silver leaf on vellum parchment. (Library of Congress).
Master of the Cite des Dames. Detail of a Miniature of Christine de Pizan before the Personifications of Rectitude, Reason, and Justice in Her Study, and Helping Another Lady to Build the “Cité Des Dames.” ca 1405. Pigments and gold/silver leaf on vellum parchment. (Library of Congress).