Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 10r

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1) Initials KL:
Month, Occupation: May -- Young falconer, wearing gloves, stands with jesses in his right hand and with falcon on his left hand.
2) Square vignette:
Zodiac Sign: Gemini -- As couple, woman, wearing snood, embraces man.
3) Margins:
Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, enclosing four heraldic shields, including Moreuil (two).