Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1480-1500
MS M.179 fol. 11v

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Zodiac Sign: Capricornus -- Fantastic animal, with foreparts of goat, and serpent-like hindquarters, in landscape with rocky outcrop, trees, and hills in background, all beneath blue sky.
Margins decorated with border of floreate and foliate ornament.