Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 135v

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Column miniature:
John Baptist: Beheading -- Salome, holding plate, stands beside John Baptist, nimbed, kneeling with joined hands raised. At right is man, wearing hat, holding sword in both hands above his head. Scene in front of building with portal.
Upper vignette:
Antiochus IV: Death -- Antiochus IV. wearing headgear, reclines in bed beneath canopy and extends hand to touch crown held by man, wearing hat. Behind bed are two men, wearing hats.
Lower vignette:
Antiochus IV: Death -- Antiochus V, wearing ermine-lined mantel, sits in draped throne beneath canopy, holds scepter in right hand, and raises left hand. He is flanked by two men, holding crown above his head. Scene in room.
Caption between vignettes reads, ANTHIOCUS SES IOURS FINA RENDIT SON SEPTRE DE FIN OR ET PUIS APRES O(N) COURONNA SON FILS QUI EUT NOM EUPATOR.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including thistles, cornflowers, and strawberries, inhabited by hybrid animal, winged.
Viola in decorated initial P.