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Generic (non-biblical) pastoral scenes occur largely in the tapestries of the late 15th century and 16th century. These often involve a very idealized notion of pastoral life, involving a lot of dancing, feasting, ribald games, and general merriment. The people in the scenes are often more of the "rich people playing at being shepherds" variety. The manuscript scenes included in this group are often isolated clips for which I don't have a larger context, and may actually belong in one of the more specific genres.
scene of hunting and shepherding #1
scene of hunting and shepherding #2
Many of these may belong to a more specific religious genre, but I don't have the context to know which one.
Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal Paris MS 438
Egerton MS 2019 (reapers)
Gloucester cathedral misericord
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