Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 498r

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Evangelist Matthew, nimbed, sits on bench, writing with right hand on scroll placed over lectern. Angel, nimbed, flies above him in cloud.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), lion turns to look at dog.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.