Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 128r

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Upper vignette:
Maccabees: Battle against Seron -- Judas Maccabaeus, wearing armor, holding banner in right hand and shield inscribed with lion in left hand, stands in front of group of soldiers, wearing armor, most with only tops of heads visible, some holding spears.
Lower vignette:
Maccabees: Battle against Seron -- Judas Maccabaeus, wearing armor, holding sword in right hand and shield inscribed with lion in left hand, stands beside man, wearing armor, fallen on ground. Behind him is group of soldiers, wearing armor, engaged in battle, most with only tops of heads visible. Four hold swords, nineteen hold spears, and one holds banner.
Caption between vignettes reads, JUDAS MACHABE(US) SE PRINT AUX ARMES POUR LA LOY DEFENDRE TANT QUE LES SYRIENS SURPRINT ET A PLUSIEURS FIST L'AME RENDRE.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including daisy and thistle, inhabited by bird and by monkey, wearing hood, seated on stool.
Dog (?) head in decorated initial Q.