Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Provence, ca. 1440-1450
MS M.358 fol. 27r

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In right margin, two men affix shoe to foot of bird, possibly ostrich. One of the men holds its hoof, the other holds hammer and pincers (similar reversed image on verso).
Marginal figures set within foliate border with flowers and acanthus leaves.