Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1420-1425
MS M.1004 fol. 51v

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Margins decorated with border of foliate and floreate ornament, inhabited by: 1) In left margin, man, seen from back, wearing hat, carrying sword, hilt raised, and package over left shoulder; 2) In bottom margin, man wearing conical hat with curled point, kneeling, and blowing long trumpet, with banner decorated with gold crown, held with both hands; 3) In bottom margin, man reclining on right side, supporting head with right hand, his elbow resting on blade of halberd, and holding shield with left hand. Text, Hours of the Virgin, None.