Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, probably Tours, ca. 1530-1535
MS M.452 fol. 140v

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1) Mary Magdalen, nimbed, wearing headdress, stands and lifts with right hand lid of ointment jar held in left hand. Gray background inscribed with lines.
2) Catherine of Alexandria, nimbed, crowned, holds sword in right hand and book in left hand. Beside her is wheel. Black background.
In lower margin are looped cords connected to gold frame around text block.