Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 114v

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Stephen Protomartyr: Stoning -- Stephen Protomartyr, nimbed, kneeling, stone striking head, is stoned by two men before third man, seated on ground, looking on.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), hybrid male with stone and shield stands before hybrid male.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.