Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 8r

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Two vignettes in lower margin:
1) Month, Occupation: August -- Man, holding flail raised in both hands, threshes grain on floor.
2) Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Woman, with arms extended, standing in landscape.