Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1430-1435
MS M.359 fol. 123r

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Figure, Male: Scholar -- Scholar, wearing cap, with both hands extended, sits on canopied chair before desk with lighted candle and two books, including one open, with pseudo-inscription, and the other closed with two clasps. Diapered background. Scene in medallion in right margin.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, foliate, and vinescroll ornament.