The Hours of Catherine of Cleves
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130. Saint Valentine.
Dressed in a deacon's dalmatic (with the names of Jesus and Mary in gold) rather than in his usual bishop's vestments, the saint holds a book and a sword, the instruments of his martyrdom. In the lower border, composed of feather-like leaves and delicate rose and crimson flowers, are two dragonflies devouring a fly or a bee. This subject may be explained by Saint Valentine's patronage of beekeepers.
Reproduced from the Illuminated Manuscript
Belonging to THE GUENOL COLLECTION
and THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY
Published by:
George Braziller, Inc.
One Park Avenue, New York, 16, New York
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:66-23096
Printed by Smeets in Weert - The Netherlands
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