225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016. Just a short walk from Grand Central and Penn Station

Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

« Previous Next »   Thumbnails

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1430-1435
MS M.359 fol. 141r

See more information »

Legend, Dance of Death -- Merchant (?), wearing hat, gesturing with right hand, standing behind table with large book or ledger, is flanked by two corpses (skeletons), one holding his left arm. Diapered background. Scene in medallion in right margin.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, foliate, and vinescroll ornament.



(278 of 343)