Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, between 1471 and 1485
MS M.815 fol. 28v

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Christ: mocked -- Christ, cross-nimbed, wearing short loin cloth, purple robe, and crown of thorns, stands holding reed in bound hands. On floor are scourge and switches. Scene in room with marble-panelled walls and leaded-glass windows. (Mockers not shown)
Margins with floreate and scroll ornament, inhabited in left margin by bird. In left margin is escutcheon with arms of King of England, hanging in tree. In lower margin are emblems of Henry VII (?), including portcullis and ostrich plumes.