Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 15r

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Upper vignette:
Onias the High Priest: Simon plotting against -- Simon, wearing hat, raises right hand and extends left toward Onias, wearing miter and priest's robes. Figures in room with tile floor.
Lower vignette:
Onias the High Priest: Simon plotting against -- Simon, wearing hat, sitting on bench, raises left hand and writes with pen in right hand on parchment in his lap. Figure in room with tile floor.
Caption between vignettes reads, ONIAS A SYMON MONSTRA QUE LA LOY DES NUS(US) VIOLOIT DONT SYMON EN FUREUR ENTRA ET DIST QUAL SEN REPENTIROIT.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including violas, inhabited by bird and fantastic animal. Scroll with inscription SALVE REGIN(A) in left margin.