Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Tours, ca. 1500
MS M.12 fol. 13r

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Hebrews Three: in Fiery Furnace -- Man, holding poker in left hand, stands before three Hebrews, nimbed, nude, kneeling with joined hands raised in arched opening of furnace.
Miniature executed in cama³aeu.
Tree branches as line endings.
Margins with foliate ornament. In right margin is bird with wings extended; in lower margin is fantastic animal standing on hind legs.