Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Avignon, approximately 1485-1490
MS M.348 fol. 265r

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Barbara, with rays and nimbus, looks at open book held in right hand; she holds palm in left hand. Behind her is cloth of honor and tower.
Margins decorated with bands of floreate ornament, including cornflower, rose and columbine, and inhabited by snail, bird and fantastic animal.