Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Italy, Bologna, ca. 1315-1325
MS M.0373 fol. 51v

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Profile view of man, wearing cap, seated, writing with right hand on scroll or book held with left hand, within initial C. Left margin decorated with foliate ornament on vertical bar with knots; gold balls; inhabited by hybrid with bird head and human body wearing gray garment, holding scroll with pseudo-inscription in right hand, indicating own head with left hand. Pen-flourished initial. Text is Psalm 138 (Vulg., 137).