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![Opening of a medieval manuscript depicting the Annunciation scene on the left and the Nativity on the right. Background of both scenes is luxurious gold.
On the left:
An angel with red halo in red and blue garments greets Virgin Mary under a colourful arch. Mary has blue halo and is dressed in red with white scraf on her head and light-blue shawl; she is holding a book. The greeting 'Ave Maria Gr[atia plena]" (Hail, Mary, full of grace) is written in an unravelled scroll between the two figures.
On the right:
Mary reclines on a bed with white and red bedclothing. She holds a baby in her hands, and gazes in the eyes of a baby who looks back at her. Joseph is sitting to the right, resting his head on one hand with eyes closed. Two animals, a donkey and an ox/cow, witness the scene over a green partition.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3qad76gkzttiwst2bqzwnwit/bafkreici4sb4u5mgbjnpzudgw4tpok26sb6xnt3in64zzqeoy5yvnfp4mu)
