Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Provence, ca. 1440-1450
MS M.358 fol. 184v

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In right margin, face or mask.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), male figure, nude, carrying lance and foliate shield, rides snail toward woman, nude, holding bow and arrow consisting of foliate extensions.
Marginal figures set within foliate border decorated with flowers and acanthus leaves.