Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Langres, 1495-1500
MS M.271 fol. 122v

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Mamas of Caesarea: Scene, Martyrdom -- Mamas, nimbed, with joined hands raised, is stabbed in abdomen with two-tined trident held by man at left.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament arranged in geometric patterns.