Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps Paris, ca. 1500
M.62 fol. 102r

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Job: with Friends Three -- Job, nimbed, wearing loin cloth, is buried to waist in front of building. At right is friend, wearing hat, raising right forefinger. Behind him are two friends, wearing hat. In background is landscape setting.
Margins are decorated with floreate border, including strawberries, grapevines, roses, violas, columbines, cornflowers, daisies, and thistles, inhabited by frog and bird.