Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, ca. 1511
MS M. 8 fol. 161r

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Christ: sought by Jairus -- Group of apostles, nimbed, most only nimbus visible, stand behind Christ, crossed nimbus, raising right hand, before man holding hat with both hands. Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament including campanula, thistle, holly, grapes, cornflower, rose and daisy, and inhabited by two fantastic animals. Text is collect for 1st Vespers on 23rd Sunday after Pentecost.