Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1420
MS M.1000 fol. 6r

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Zodiac Sign: Cancer -- Crab.
Month, Occupation: June -- Man, bearded, wearing hat and tunic, cuts grass with scythe. To right, in grass, are two objects, one possibly a hoe.
Each figure within barbed quatrefoil frame. Vignettes set in decorative border of foliate design enclosing textblock.