Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Amiens, ca. 1480
MS M.198 fol. 111r

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Nicholas of Myra, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestment, holding crozier in left hand, sits on cathedra or throne and raises right hand in blessing to three youths, nude, including two with joined hands raised, all in barrel. Scene in room with vaulted ceiling, tile floor, and leaded glass windows.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament in zig zag pattern.