Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1460
MS M.194 fol. 154v

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Miniature:
Hubert of Liège: Scene, Vision of Christ within Horns of Stag -- Beside bridled horse, Hubert of Liège, rays as nimbus, kneels, with joined hands raised, before stag with crucifix between its horns. Angel, with scroll, appears above.
Scene in wooded landscape.
Margins decorated with border of floral and foliate ornament inhabited by falcon, with wings spread. In lower margin, hunter, blows horn and carries spear over shoulder, following dog (Scene, Sports and Games: Hunting).