Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Langres, 1495-1500
MS M.271 fol. 8r

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Two vignettes in lower margin:
1) Month, Occupation: August -- Man holds flail in both hands above grain spread on floor of building. To right is man, wearing hat, holding winnower.
2) Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Woman, holding sheaf of wheat in right hand, stands in landscape.
Right margin with floreate and vinescroll ornament arranged in geometric patterns.