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Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 12r

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1) Initials KL:
Month, Occupation: September -- A man, wearing a hood with a hat slung on his back, prunes grapevine with a sickle and is flanked by two baskets of grapes.
2) Square vignette:
Zodiac Sign: Libra -- A woman, wearing a snood, stands with her left hand pointing to scales in her right hand.
3) Margins:
Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, enclosing four heraldic shields, including Moreuil (one), Count of Grandpr³b (one), and Hangest (one).



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