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Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 13v

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1) Initials KL:
Month, Occupation: December -- A man raises an axe above a hog (only upper half visible), beside a slaughtered hog hung above.
2) Square vignette:
Zodiac Sign: Capricornus -- Fantastic goat.
3) Margins:
Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, enclosing five heraldic shields, including Moreuil (three) and Count of Grandpr³b (one), and inhabited by rabbit.



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