Ordinances of the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception
Description
A richly illuminated Tudor manuscript written in French lettre
bâtarde. The first six leaves date from the foundation of the
fraternity in 1503; the final one, however, may have been added as
late as 1517. Of particular interest is the illumination on fol. 1v
representing Joachim embracing Anna outside the Golden Gate, viewed
through an open portcullis; in the foreground, Henry VII and his
queen, with their three sons and four daughters.
For detailed descriptions, please see
www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
