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Leaf from Book of Hours: December Calendar, Mary in the Closed Garden
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
An array of emblematic symbols and inscriptions–many related to garden metaphors derived from the biblical Song of Songs–unfolds around the devotional image of the Virgin Mary, who appears opposite the calendar page of December. The closed garden and variety of plants (cedar, rose, olive, and lily) have become associated with Mary and the mystery of the virgin birth.
Exhibitions
| 2012 | Paradise Imagined: Images of the Garden in the Islamic and Christian World. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/4 x W: 5 7/8 in. (21 x 15 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.282.7r
