A 15th-Century Nativity
December 22nd, 2014Enjoy a breathtaking image from the Vosper Hours (MS Pryce C1) during this week of Christmas. This highly decorated manuscript was created in 15th-century France as a book of hours, or Christian devotional book.
Vosper Hours. Nativity Scene. MS Pryce C1. Click image to enlarge.
For more information on this beautiful book, see Sharon L. Foster’s 1965 master’s thesis, “The Kansas University Hours of the Virgin”.
Whitney Baker
Head, Conservation Services