Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Hours of Henry VIII
France, Tours, ca. 1500
MS H.8 fol. 192v

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Miniature:
Apostles Peter, holding book, and Paul, holding cross-staff, stand before other apostles, including Evangelist John, and male saints, suggesting hierarchy of saints. All figures are nimbed.
Margins:
Below miniature, historiated border frames text.
Female saints stand or sit within room, most with joined hands raised.