Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 76r

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Upper vignette:
Joshua: Conquest of Ai (Joshua 08:19) -- Soldier, wearing armor, sets city gate on fire. Beside him is Joshua, wearing hat, raising shield in left hand. In background are tops of heads of two soldiers, holding spears. Above city gate are two soldiers, wearing armor, one raises sword in right hand.
Lower vignette:
Joshua: Conquest of Ai (Joshua 08:29) -- King of Ai, wearing crown, hands bound, hangs from gallows above three men, wearing hats, reclining on ground. Scene in landscape setting.
Caption between vignettes reads, CONTRE LA CITE DE HAY JOSUE SON BOUDIER TENDIT FIST TUER LE PEUPLE HAY ET LE ROY DE CEL LE QUE OU PE(N)DIT.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including daisies, inhabited by bird and by hybrid animal, winged.
Dog (?) head in decorated initial D.