Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, 1430-1435
MS M.359 fol. 125r

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Legend, Dance of Death -- King, crowned, wearing ermine-lined mantle, holding scepter in right hand, is flanked by two corpses (skeletons), each holding one of the king's arms. Scene in medallion in right margin.
Margins with ivy-rinceaux, foliate, and vinescroll ornament.