Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1430-1435
MS M.359 fol. 165r

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Job: Messenger reporting -- Two women in butterfly headdresses sit beside Job, standing with joined hands raised behind draped table with plates and salt cellar. Beside the table kneels messenger, with joined hands raised. Scene in room with cloth wall hanging and wooden ceiling. Scene in medallion in right margin.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, foliate, and vinescroll ornament.