Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 140r

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Upper vignette:
Maccabees: Battle against Nicanor -- Among group of soldiers, wearing armor, some holding spears, most with only tops of heads visible, one extends left hand and right forefinger.
Lower vignette:
Maccabees: Battle against Nicanor -- Among group of soldiers, wearing armor, some holding spears, most with only tops of heads visible, one holds letter beside man, with left hand extended.
Caption between vignettes reads, NICHANOR SES GE(N)S CONSEILLA COMME UIDAS POURROIT AUOIR ET PUIS EN L'OREIL LE PARLA D'UNG HERAULT POUR LE DECEPUOIR.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including daisies and strawberries, inhabited by hybrid animal, with moth on its back.
Moth in decorated initial D.