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Book of Hours
France, ca. 1500
MS W.6 fol. 92r

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Job: with Friends Three -- Job, with joined hands, wearing loincloth, is seated on dungheap. At right stand three men, wearing hats, the foremost looking at and gesturing toward Job. The other two stand behind the first, looking and gesturing toward each other. Rays descend from cloud edged arc of Heaven in which is half-figure of God, nimbed, wearing triple crowned papal tiara, raising right hand in blessing.
Scene in landscape with castle in background.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament including viola, grapes and thistle.



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