Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Belgium, perhaps Bruges or Valenciennes, ca. 1470
MS M.285 fol. 229v

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Adrian of Nicomedia, nimbed, wearing helmet and armor, holding raised sword in right hand and anvil and tiny hammer (?) in left hand, stands with right foot on lion, laying on floor. Figure in room with arched doorway, leaded-glass windows, cloth hanging, and tile floor.
Margins with foliate and vinescroll ornament. In lower margin is helmeted soldier holding banner with arms of Sivry (barry of twelve argent and azure an estoile or).