Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 12v

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1) Initials KL:
Month, Occupation: October -- Man sows seed from a fold of garment in his left hand.
2) Square vignette:
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio - Scorpion.
3) Margins:
Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, enclosing three heraldic shields, including Moreuil (two) and Count of Grandpré (one), and inhabited by rabbit and two running dogs.