Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1500-1515
MS M.276 fol. 3r

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Two vignettes framed by columns in upper margin:
1) Zodiac Sign: Leo -- Seated lion amid stars.
2) Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Half-figure of woman, holding sheaf of grain in left hand amid clouds.
Two vignettes framed by columns in lower margin:
1) Month, Occupation: July -- Man, wearing hat, cuts grain with sickle held in right hand.
2) Month, Occupation: August -- Man, wearing hat, with flail raised in both hands, threshes grain on floor.