MS G.55 fol. 8r

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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. 8r
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Zodiac Sign: Leo In a medallion in the right margin is a lion. The medallion is labeled LEO.
Month, Occupation: July In a vignette in the lower margin, a man with a sickle is harvesting wheat.
The margins are decorated with foliate and floreate ornament, including a strawberry. In the lower margin, the initials A and P are linked by love knot.