Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 256v

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1) Apostle, Andrew: Crucifixion -- In initial M decorated with geometric ornament and diapered spandrels, two executioners, wearing tunics, tie rope around the feet of Apostle Andrew, nimbed, on the stem of tau? cross upside down, his hands bound to arms of the cross.
2) Apostles -- In initial E decorated with geometric ornament and diapered spandrels, seven nimbed apostles, including tonsured Peter, sit together; three apostles hold books.
3) Margins - Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, and inhabited by a rabbit pursuing dog, a parrot, and a winged hybrid man confronting a dragon.