Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1420
MS M.1000 fol. 10r

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Zodiac Sign: Scorpio -- Scorpion.
Month, Occupation: October -- Man, bearded, wearing hat and tunic, sows seeds in sack slung around shoulder.
Each figure within barbed quatrefoil frame. Vignettes set in decorative border of foliate design enclosing textblock.