Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 95r

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Upper vignette:
Man of God out of Judah: met by Prophet (I Kings 13:11) -- Two men, wearing hats, raise right forefingers, beside prophet, wearing headgear, reclining in bed beneath canopy. Scene in room.
Lower vignette:
Man of God out of Judah: met by Prophet (I Kings 13:12) -- Prophet, wearing hat, raising right hand, is flanked by two men, wearing hats. Scene in room with bed and canopy.
Caption between vignettes reads, LES ENFANS DU VIEL L'ART PROPHETE COUCHIE OU LIT DIVENT Q(UE) GAD CHOSE MERUEIL LEUSE AUOIT FAICTE SI CO(M)MANDA QUE ON LE LEUAST.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including roses, violas, and thistles, inhabited by bird and by hybrid man, wearing hood, holding bow. Scroll with pseudo-inscription in left margin.
Dog (?) head within decorated initial D.