Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Literary
Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1470
MS M.232 fol. 112v

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Miniature:
Pietro de Crescenzi: Livre des Prouffis Champestres et Ruraux, Book V -- Standing in front of building with sundial, Pietro de Crescenzi and another man gesture toward fruit trees in orchard. In background, man, standing on ladder, picks fruit from tree.
Margins:
Foliate border frames miniature and text. Lower border inhabited by female monkey, wearing headdress, placing one hand on top of another over two circular objects, possibly kneading bread.