Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 96v

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Upper vignette:
Man of God out of Judah: denounced by God (I Kings 13:23) -- Prophet raises left hand and with right hand grasps right hand of Man of God out of Judah, with left hand raised. Both wear hats. Scene in landscape setting.
Lower vignette:
Man of God out of Judah: Death (I Kings 13:24) -- Man of God out of Judah reclines on ground flanked by ass and lion, both seated on ground. Scene in landscape setting (in previous scenes, the figure portrayed here represented the prophet but here represents the man of God out of Judah whose death by lion is described in I Kings 13:24).
Caption between vignettes reads, L'VNG ET L'AUTRE PRIN DICENT CO(N)GIE MAIS LE IEUNE HO(M)ME EN CHEUN TRUA AMSY QUE VNG LYON ENRAGE QUI NISQ(U)A MORT GREUA.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including violas and columbines, inhabited by dragonfly and by hybrid animal with serpent in its mouth.
Dog (?) head within decorated initial N.