Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, probably Cambrai, 1490-1500
MS M.1053 fol. 188v

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Apostle James Major, nimbed, wearing hat with seashell badge, holding pilgrim's staff and scrip in right hand and open book with pseudo-inscription in left hand, stands in landscape.
Left margin with scallop shell and scattered naturalistic flowers, including thistle and rose.