Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 151r

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Medallion in right margin:
Bird: Pelican in her Piety -- Pelican, with wings extended, stands with her beak to her breast above her two offspring.
Decorated initial D enclosing flower.
Margins with foliate and vinescroll ornament.