Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, between 1471 and 1485
MS M.815 fol. 127v

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Christ: Last Judgment -- Christ, with crossed nimbus, showing wounds, partially draped in mantle, sits on arc with feet on tripartite globe, with right hand raised in blessing. Flanking Him are Virgin Mary, veiled, with right hand on her breast, and apostle Peter, tonsured, holding key, both nimbed and seated on clouds. On ground below Christ is shown again, with crossed nimbus, raising right hand in blessing to one of two souls, wearing drawers, kneeling with joined hands raised and with scroll inscribed MANUS TUE FECERUNT ME from Job 10:8. The other soul is standing with arms crossed on his breast and with scroll inscribed UBI ME ABSONDAM A VULTU IRE TUE.
Floreate margins, inhabited by bird in left margin and by man, with spear aimed at fly in lower margin.