Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Provence, ca. 1440-1450
MS M.358 fol. 29v

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In upper margin, snail.
In left margin, bear holds tendrils with front paws (similar reversed image on verso).
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hybrid man, with foliate hindquarters, holds tendril (similar reversed image on verso).
Marginal figures set within foliate border with flowers and acanthus leaves.