Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Germany, possibly Bamberg, 1204-1219
MS M.739 fol. 149r

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1) Wenceslas of Bohemia, nimbed, wearing helmet and mail surcoat over tunic, stands with spear in right hand and handle of sword in left hand, straddling decorated initial M, at beginning of Prayer to Wenceslas of Bohemia.
2) Nicholas of Myra, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments with cross-inscribed pallium, stands holding crozier in right hand. Miniature beside initial S, at beginning of Prayer to Nicholas of Myra.