Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 386r

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Saturninus of Toulouse: Scene, Martyrdom -- Saturninus of Toulouse, nimbed, dressed as bishop, hands joined in prayer, kneels before male figure raising axe in both hands.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), rabbit dances on hind legs before hybrid man playing gittern with animal head.
In margins, foliate extensions.