Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 388v

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Jerome, nimbed and tonsured, wears a monk's habit; with his right hand, he points to a book in his left hand. He stands behind an ass laden with faggots, followed by a lion, in landscape with trees and plants. Scene within Gothic architectural frame decorated with cusps of foliate terminals and six French heraldic shields, including Coeuvres (three), Count of Grandpré (one), and Soissons (one), in medallions, and heraldic devices, including Hangest.Similar subject in San Marino Golden Legend