Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation

Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation

1430–1438 · Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)

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And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.
LUKE 1:28 · KJV 1611 · READ THE CHAPTER

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