Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 2r

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Two vignettes in lower margin:
1) Month, Occupation: February -- Man, wearing hat, holding pruning hook (?) in right hand, trims branch of tree held in left hand.
2) Zodiac Sign: Pisces -- Two fish, linked by cord, facing in opposite directions.