The Annunciation - Medieval Woodcut Illustration from a 15th-Century Manuscript #10922 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white woodcut, likely from a late medieval prayer book or missal (c. 1470-1490), shows the Annunciation scene within a richly detailed Gothic architectural setting. The angel Gabriel kneels left, holding a scroll with the Latin greeting “Ave gratia plena dominus tecum,” while Mary sits right, reading a book beside a vase containing a single lily-a symbol of purity. Latin inscriptions wrap around the figures, and the floor’s tiled pattern adds depth and realism typical of early printmaking.

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