Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, between 1505 and 1510
M.618 fol. 4r

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Month, Occupation: July -- In right margin, man holds sheaf of wheat and pruning knife in right hand. Beside him, man, wearing hat, holds bundles of wheat over shoulder and in left hand. In foreground are two pruning knives on ground. Scene in landscape setting.
Zodiac Sign: Leo -- Lion is in landscape setting.
At top, side, and bottom of margins are the repeated initials A and M.