Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1418
MS M.919 fol. 157r

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Initial B enclosing head of man wearing cap with chinstrap.
Initial S enclosing head of woman.
Right margin decorated with border of ivy rinceaux inhabited by: seated wild man wearing hat and flowing cape, cuddling small swaddled figure; fantastic animal wearing hood and flowing cape knotted at neck.