Nativité Moralisée

• And they came in great haste and they found Mary and Joseph and the baby in the manger.
• This represents three virtues that can by this be signified; for by Mary, sweetness and Mercy; by Joseph, the demands of Justice; and by the child, true Humility.

Bible moralisée Source: gallica.bnf.fr
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Français 167, fol. 244r.