MS G.55 fol. 13r
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Hours of Pierre de Bosredont
France, Langres
ca. 1465
157 x 113 mm
Gift of the Trustees of the William S. Glazier Collection, 1984
MS G.55 fol. 13r
Description:
Zodiac Sign: Capricornus In a medallion in the right margin is a hybrid animal. The medallion is labelled CAPRICORNUS.
Month, Occupation: December In a vignette in the lower margin is a man wearing a cap and an apron and raising an ax with both hands over a pig standing near a basket.
The margins are decorated with foliate and floreate ornament. In the lower margin, the initials A and P are linked by love knot.