Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 94v

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Upper vignette:
Jeroboam: Hand withered (I Kings 13:04) -- Jeroboam, wearing crown, kneels, with extended red right hand, and touches with his left hand Man of God out of Judah, wearing hat, extending left hand and raising right hand. Scene in room with portal open onto landscape setting.
Lower vignette:
Jeroboam: Hand withered (I Kings 13:04) -- Man of God out of Judah, wearing hat, with right forefinger raised, extends left hand toward Jeroboam, wearing crown, extending right hand and left forefinger. He is seated at draped table, upon which is plate, bread (?), cup, and knife. Scene in room with curtain and open portal.
Caption between vignettes reads, JHEROBOA(M) A GAD SUPPLIE QUE SON BRAS SAI(N) LUY FORT RENDU DEPUIS A TABLE SOIR LE PRIE ET GAD DIT QUIL EST DEFFENDU.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including thistles, and cornflowers, inhabited by bird and by lion.
Dog (?) heads within decorated initials Q.