Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Lorraine, 1490-1495
MS M.1039 fol. 18v

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Next to initial I, Evangelist Mark, nimbed, is seated on bench, writing with right hand on scroll held by his left hand on his lap. Evangelist symbol (lion), nimbed, sits at left.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament including cornflower, daisy, thistle, and inhabited by butterfly and hybrid man.