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France, Langres, 1495-1500
MS M.271 fol. 6r

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Two vignettes in lower margin:
1) Month, Occupation: June -- Man, wearing hat, with legs bare, mows field with scythe held in both hands. Behind him, woman, veiled, stacks hay with two-tined pitchfork. On ground is rake. Buildings in background.
2) Zodiac Sign: Cancer -- Crab, resembling lobster, in water in landscape.
Right margin with floreate and vinescroll ornament arranged in geometric patterns.



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