Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Provence, ca. 1440-1450
MS M.358 fol. 8v

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Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Female martyr, nimbed, veiled, holds palm branch in right hand and open book in left hand.
Figure against patterned background within decorated medallion in lower margin (bas-de-page).
In upper margin, two goats, standing on hind legs, fight, holding swords in right hooves and bucklers in left hooves.
In left margin, bridled ass plays lute (similar reversed image on recto).
All figures set within foliate border with flowers and acanthus leaves, surrounding calendar.