Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Langres, 1495-1500
MS M.271 fol. 121v

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1) Lawrence of Rome, nimbed, tonsured, wearing deacon's vestments, holds open book in right hand.
2) Sebastian of Rome, nimbed, bare-chested, bleeding, with hands behind his back, is pierced with arrows.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament arranged in geometric patterns.