Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 444v

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Apostle Peter, nimbed, right hand holding book, left hand holding keys, stands beside Apostle Paul, nimbed, right hand holding sword, left hand holding book.
Figures against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hybrid man with club and shield faces dog.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.