Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, from a Book of Hours
Object type: Book of Hours; Manuscript leaf
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: South Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1500–1525
Medium: Tempera, ink and shell gold on parchment
Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (15 x 10.8 cm)
Outer frame: 5 9/16 x 4 in. (14.2 x 10.2 cm)
Interior Frame: 4 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (10.8 x 7.1 cm)
19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in. (48.8 x 36.1 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Geography: Made in Ghent-Bruges   Netherlands  
Credit line: Gift of Alice M. Dike, 1927
Accession year: 1927
Tags: Angels|Virgin Mary