Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 75v

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Upper vignette:
Joshua: Sin of Achan (Joshua 07:17-22) -- Joshua extends right forefinger toward Achan, hands extended. Behind are three (?) men, one holding sword in right hand. All wear hats. Scene in landscape setting, within architectural frame.
Lower vignette:
Joshua: Sin of Achan (Joshua 07:25) -- Achan is bound to pole amid flames. Beside him is man with left hand raised and with stick in right hand stoking fire. Both wear hats. Scene in landscape, within frame decorated with leaves.
Caption between vignettes reads, QUANT IOSUE ACHAM TENOIT CHACUN LE VOULUT MUTILLER POUR CE DONC IL LE REPRENOIT MAIS EN FIN IL SE FIST BRULER.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including cornflowers, inhabited by half-figure of monkey, wearing collar, emerging from flower and by hybrid man with body of bird, wearing hood with donkey ears (fool) and holding club.
Dog (?) head in decorated initial Q.