Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 23v

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Upper vignette:
Jason the High Priest: Siege of Jerusalem (II Maccabees 05:02-03) -- Four horsemen, wearing armor and holding swords in their right hands over their heads, are in sky. Scene above landscape setting with buildings (Jason not depicted).
Lower vignette:
Jason the High Priest: Siege of Jerusalem (II Maccabees 05:04) -- Woman, wearing veil, raising right forefinger, stands beside three men, two wearing hat, one with left arm lowered. Scene amid buildings of city (Jason not depicted).
Caption between vignettes reads, EN L'AIR BATAILLES FURENT VEUES QUI P(ER) QUARA(N)TES IOURS DURERE(N)T COURANS A LANCES ESTENDUES QUE LES SAGES INTERP(ER)TERENT.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including roses, thistles, cornflowers, and strawberries, inhabited by bird.
Scroll in left margin reads, O MATE(R) DEIS MEM(ORIA).