Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, probably Tours, ca. 1530-1535
MS M.452 fol. 10r

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Month, Occupation: September -- Two men, one with pouch at waist and the other wearing hat and hose with holes in knees, both looking over left shoulder, carry barrel, dripping wine, on pole over their right shoulders. At left is rack of wine barrels. At right is man, wearing cap, with basket of grapes on back, holding staff in left hand and with right hand pointing at the two men carrying barrel. In backgroud, within building, man treads grapes in vat.
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio -- In blue cloud at upper left is scorpion.
Initials KL with floreate ornament and snail.
In lower margin are looped, knotted cords connected to gold frame around miniature and text.