Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1430-1435
MS M.359 fol. 46v

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John Baptist: in Wilderness -- John, nimbed, wearing garment of skins, holding closed book in left hand, stands beside River Jordan. Scene in landscape with trees and sky with stars. Scene in half-circular vignette in left margin.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, foliate, and vinescroll ornament.