Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 54v

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Upper vignette:
Christ: Flagellation -- Christ, rays as nimbus, in loin cloth, stands bound to column. He is flanked by two men, one raising switches, and the other raising scourge. Inscription on frieze above scene reads, REX IVDE(ORVM) DILATVS. Scene in room, within architectural frame.
Lower vignette:
Job: smitten by Satan -- Job, wearing loincloth, hands raised, kneels (?) on dung heap. Behind him, Satan (devil) raises rod to strike him. Scene in landscape setting, within architectural frame.
Caption between vignettes reads, LE DIABLE BATIT SANS RELASCHE JOB TOUT NU AINSI QUE(M) CE LIEU LES IUIFS AUSSI A L'ATASCHE FLAGELLERENT LE FILS DE DIEU.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including cornflowers, violas, and grapevines, inhabited by bird and by monkey on back of hybrid bird.