Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
Italy, probably Taranto, 1350-1400
MS M.200 fol. 349r

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Augustine of Hippo as bishop, wearing miter and cope, holding book with right hand, left arm around initial I. Foliate ornament above and below initial. Text is first lesson in first nocturn for Matins on 8.28, feast of Augustine of Hippo.