Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, perhaps in Berry, ca. 1510
MS M.250 fol. 142v

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Anthony Abbot the Great: Scene, tempted by Demons -- Anthony Abbot the Great, nimbed, wearing hood and seven beads or disks with cross hanging from his girdle, stands amid flames, reading book, holding crutch with right hand. Head of pig is visible behind him. At left is woman wearing headdress, holding flower in raised left hand (devil in guise of woman).
Scene in landscape with forest and hill in background.
Margins decorated with border of sculptural and foliate ornament including foliate garland in upper margin, and two back turned putti holding shields, supporting columns resting on their heads.