Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, possibly Toulouse, ca. 1490
M.463 fol. 36r

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Thomas à Becket, nimbed, holds sack in which is book in right handand axe in left hand. Figure in front of wall with landscape in background.
Margin is decorated with foliate border, including daisies, violas, and strawberries. In upper margin is inscription XXXUI