Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1520
MS M.632 fol. 5r

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Month, Occupation: May -- Amid trees, one man, wearing hat, holds reins of horse with right hand, with falcon resting on left wrist, and sheathed sword at his waist, and the other, wearing hat, with sword or sheath at waist, raises sword in right hand and holds branch of tree with left.
Miniature of grisaille and gold with painted accents, framed in black and gold with text.