Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, possibly Toulouse, ca. 1490
M.463 fol. 507v

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John Baptist: Beheading -- Body of John Baptist, hands crossed, is on ground. Above, man holds sword in right hand and in left hand, he holds head above plate held by Salome. Scene in front of portal. Landscape in background.
Margin is decorated with floreate border.