Tree of Jesse and Virgin and Child enthroned mb-code 42-19457158 the face curiously tataowd

the face curiously tataowd

The Pyramids and Sphinx

View of a section of Blackfriars Bridge

Gladys Cooper (1888-1971)

Tree of Jesse and Virgin and Child enthroned mb-code 42-19457158 the face curiously tataowdTree of Jesse and Virgin and Child enthroned, c1130 1140. The Tree of Jesse, flanked by Abraham and Moses, and the Virgin and Child enthroned, within an architectural framework. An abbess kneels at the Virgin's feet, probably the Abbess of Shaftesbury who commissioned the Shaftesbury Psalter from which the images are taken. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders, and Initials by George F Warner, series