Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Gradual
Germany, Nuremberg, 1507-1510
MS M.905 II, fol. 88r

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Lawrence of Rome, nimbed, holding gridiron in right hand and book in left hand, sits on cushioned bench before two angels behind balustrade.
In lower margin, bear sits playing viol and boar (?) sits and holds sheet of music with right hoof above horn on ground, amid foliate ornament.