Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Provence, ca. 1440-1450
MS M.358 fol. 203v

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Arched, decorated frame without miniature.
In left margin, putto swings from foliate extension.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), pig, sitting on stool, wearing knife and money bag, spins with distaff and spindle. Man grasps foliate extensions with both hands.
Unpainted marginal figures set within foliate border decorated with flowers and acanthus leaves.