Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Amiens, ca. 1480
MS M.198 fol. 107v

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Acharius of Noyon, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter, holding open book with pseudo-inscription in right hand, sits on canopied throne. Before him kneel nine (?) men, including two with joined hands raised. On tile floor before them are two pairs of manacles.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament, inhabited by bird.