Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 22v

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Evangelist Mark, nimbed, wearing turban-like headdress, sits on bench beneath canopy and with pen held in right hand writes on book on round table with lectern. Lion (Evangelist Symbol), lays (?) on floor beneath table. Scene in room with arched doorway.
Margins with foliate and vinescroll ornament. In left margin is helmeted soldier, holding sword in right hand and in left hand, shield (escutcheon) with arms of Sivry (barry of twelve argent and azure).