Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of hours
France, probably Rouen, ca. 1470
MS M.32 fol. 15r

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Margin, upper: Christ: Miracle of healing -- Beneath rays streaming through arched portal, man, wearing headgear and tunic, raises right hand, places left hand on breast, kneels before Christ, decorated crossed nimbus, with right hand raised toward face of man, attended by five nimbed apostles, one with joined hands raised. Scene in room with decorative wall and tiled floor. Landscape with trees and clouds in sky beyond portal. Arched vignette within block border of floreate and foliate decoration, including currants. Margin, lower: Month, Occupation: December -- Beneath rays, veiled woman, wearing apron, raises left hand, before man, wearing apron, straddling recumbent boar, draining blood from its slit neck into vessel on ground. Behind him, man, wearing hat, stands, extending right forefinger. Scene in village (?), with four buildings, two sheaves of grain and stone ground. Medallion vignette within block border of floreate and foliate decoration, including thistles. Block border at right of floreate and foliate decoration and gold vessel.