Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 3r

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1) Month, Occupation: May -- Falconer holds falcon with jesses on gloved left hand.
2) Zodiac Sign: Gemini -- Two nude male figures stand behind tree.
Figures against patterned backgrounds in barbed quatrefoils.
Decorated KL and foliate extensions with hybrid man in margins.