Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours
France, Amiens, between 1280 and 1299
MS M.729 fol. 257v

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1) Nicasius of Reims: Scene, carrying Head -- In initial D decorated with geometric ornament and diapered spandrels, Nicasius of Reims, nimbed, in bishop's vestments, holds his mitered head.
2) Margins - Rectilinear bars decorated with interlace and foliage, and inhabited by a dog confronting a rabbit, and two confronting birds.