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The Yes of Annunciation in Charles of Angouleme's Book of Hours

Dear bookish friend,

Today, March 25, is the feast of the Annunciation, the day which celebrates the Incarnation of Jesus in the body of Mother Mary. This is one of my favorite feasts. One of the reasons why I love it so dearly is the tradition of art around it. It is one of the most portrayed moments in the scriptures—and a moment I often return to in my own thought and devotion.

I wrote about Fra Angelico’s Annunciation and kairos in my very first Medievalish (!). I wrote about a lovely and initially strange-to-me portrait of Mary with a donor in the Annunciation in Jesus through Medieval Eyes and in a shorter way, here. Today, I want to share with you an unusual piece of art that I stumbled upon by accident in one of my Wikipedia deep dives.¹