Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 386v

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Apostle Andrew: Crucifixion -- Two executioners tie wrists of Apostle Andrew, nimbed, to X-cross (saltire).
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), archer shoots arrow into rabbit, bleeding from wound.
In margins, foliate extensions.