MS G.55 fol. 3r

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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. 3r
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Zodiac Sign: Pisces In a medallion in the right margin, two fish are facing opposite directions and connected by a cord. The medallion islabeled PISCES.
Month, Occupation: February In a vignette in the lower margin, a man, wearing a hood and hat, is seated on a bench before a fireplace and is warming his right foot.
The margins are decorated with foliate and floreate ornament, including strawberries. In the lower margin are heraldic shields of Hospitallers (gules, a cross argent).