Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 72v

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Upper vignette:
Joshua: before Archangel -- Joshua, wearing hat, his face and hands gold, kneels with joined hands at feet of figure, holding sword in right hand. Scene in landscape setting with building, within architectural frame.
Lower vignette:
Joshua: removing shoes -- Joshua, wearing hat, sits on ground and removes left shoe. His other shoe is beside him. Scene in landscape setting with buildings in distance, within architectural frame.
Caption between vignettes reads, A JOSUE SAPARUT L'ANGE TENA(N)T VNE ESPEE EN SA MAIN QUIS POUR PASSEE LE LIEU ESTRA(N)GE DES PIEDS DECHAUS SA TOUT A PSAM.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including violas and cornflowers, inhabited by dragonfly and by hybrid animal.