Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, possibly Toulouse, ca. 1490
M.463 fol. 566v

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Martin of Tours: Scene, raising Three Dead -- Martin of Tours, nimbed, wearing Bishop's miter, raises right hand in blessing, and holds cross in left hand. At left are three youths, reclining in bed, beneath canopy. Scene in room.
Margin is decorated with floreate border, including cornflowers and strawberries, inhabited by dragonflies and fantastic insects.