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France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 419v

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Evangelist Mark, nimbed, sits on bench, writing on scroll placed over lectern. Lion, nimbed, winged, flies above him in cloud.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), two monkeys, one with club, one with dagger, face each other.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.



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