Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, between 1471 and 1485
MS M.815 fol. 11v

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Top margin with fire-breathing dragon (emblem of Henry VII ?).
Margins with five vignettes in architectural framework (described top to bottom):
1) Edmund of Canterbury, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, sits holding book in right hand and cross-staff in left hand.
2) Catherine of Alexandria, nimbed, crowned, stands holding martyr's palm in right hand and sword in left hand.
3) Maximus of Riez, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, sits with right hand on open book with pseudo-inscription in his lap and holds crozier in left hand.
4) Apostle Andrew, nimbed, stands holding saltire cross.
5) Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius -- Centaur aims bow and arrow.