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Book of Hours
France, Amiens, ca. 1480
MS M.198 fol. 118r

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Agnes of Rome, nimbed, wearing fillet, holding martyr's palm in right hand, stands and holds in left hand leash of lamb, standing on its hind legs against Agnes. Figure in room with tile floor, windows with tracery, and cloth of honor hanging behind Agnes.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament in scroll-like patterns, inhabited by bird.



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