Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, probably Tours, ca. 1530-1535
MS M.452 fol. 13r

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Month, Occupation: December -- Man, wearing napkin around waist, holding knife in right hand, kneels on slaughtered hog, bleeding from neck wound into basin held by woman, wearing kerchief and napkin at waist, kneeling on ground. Scene before buildings and bundles of hay.
Zodiac Sign: Capricornus -- In blue cloud at upper left is goat.
Initials KL with floreate ornament.
In lower margin are looped, knotted cords connected to gold frame around miniature and text.