Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, between 1505 and 1510
M.618 fol. 6r

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Month, Occupation: November -- In right margin is man, wearing hat, with arms folded, leaning on stick. He is beside five pigs. Behind them is man holding stick in left hand and touching hat on his head with right hand. In background are pigs (thrashing for acorns). Landscape in distance.
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius -- In lower margin is centaur, with bow in left hand. he is in llandscape setting, with buildings in distance.
At top, side, and bottom of margins are the repeated initials A and M.