Archer and a bird (fol. 9r)

• Original object type: Artefact

Description

The border has an archer shooting at a bird, and is further decorated with thistles, bluebells and acanthus leaves. 6-line initial in blue with white penwork ornamentation is infilled with foliage, on a gold ground.

Context: Hours of the Virgin: Matins: Domine labia mea aperies

• Date range: [ca. 1450-1500]
• Date: 1475
• Collection: Medieval Manuscripts
• Physical Identifier: BC MS 14/4