Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, 1285-1297
MS M.1042 fol. 5r

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Medallion 1:
Month, Occupation: August -- Man, wearing cap and trousers, raises flail, threshing sheaves of grain. Gold punched diapered background.
Medallion 2:
Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Maiden raises right hand and holds palm in left hand, between two trees, one an oak. Gold punched diapered background.
Initials KL decorated in champide.