Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 421r

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Apostle James Minor, nimbed, dressed as pilgrim, right hand holding staff, left hand holding book, wallet hanging over left shoulder, stands beside Apostle Philip, nimbed, left hand holding book.
Figures against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), fox crouches before crowing cock.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.