Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, Paris, ca. 1350
MS M.75 fol. 519r

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Apostle Simon and Apostle Jude, both nimbed, both holding book in right hand, stand facing one another.
Scene against patterned background in barbed quatrefoil.
In lower margin (bas-de-page), dog faces hybrid bishop.
In margins, foliate extensions inhabited by birds.