Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 412r

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Apostle Matthias, nimbed, stands with book in right hand and left hand raised.
Figure against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hybrid animal faces rabbit.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.