The Gotha Missal: Fol. 108r, The Presentation in the Temple

Master of the Boqueteaux

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows an open, old book with yellowed pages. The book is open to pages 108, with "108" printed in the upper right corner of the right page. The pages are filled with text in a language that appears to be Latin, written in black ink with red and blue accents. The text is arranged in columns. The left page has decorative elements in the form of blue and red flowers and leaves in the top and bottom margins. The right page has similar decorative elements around the border of the page, and a large illuminated manuscript image. The illuminated manuscript on the right page depicts a scene with three figures. A woman in a white dress stands on the left, a man in a white robe and a halo stands in the center, and a man with a bald head, wearing a blue robe and a halo stands on the right. The scene is framed by a gold border with a red background. The image is surrounded by a decorative border with blue and red flowers and leaves.