Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Angers, between 1465 and 1470
M.248 fol. 14v

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Evangelist Luke, nimbed, is seated on bench writing with pen in right hand in open book on desk before him. Book shelf on which are three books, is on wall next to him. Evangelist symbol (ox) is seated before him.
Scene in room with ceiling decorated with flowers; frieze on wall including mask with vines emerging from mouth.
Margins decorated with border of floreate ornament including daisy, and inhabited by nude youth climbing on flowers, fantastic animal with breastplate confronting hybrid man aiming bow and arrow at the fantastic animal in lower margin.