Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Rouen, ca. 1420-1425
MS M.105 fol. 78r

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Edith of Mercia, nimbed, wearing mantle with jeweled brooch, stands and holds open book with two hanging clasps in draped right hand and martyr's palm in left hand, beside tree. Diapered background.
Margins with foliate and ivy-rinceaux ornament.