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The 93 Artworks of media Parchment and containing the word danish unknown goldsmith, parchment, 400

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J.-F. Léauté (French, Active Circa 1790–1830) - Très Belles Heures de Notre-Dame de Jean de Berry, the Heures de Turin-MilanTrès Belles Heures de Notre-Dame de Jean de Berry, the Heures de Turin-MilanJ.-F. Léauté (French, Active Circa 1790–1830)

The Heures manuscript for Jean de Berry, which was started in about 1380, is one of the finest achievements of late-Gothic European culture. The volume originally contained about 400 folios and at least 280 illuminations. It was divided in two parts: the first remained in France (now in the Biblioth...

Palazzo Madama (Torino, Italy)
 
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Simon Bening - Book of HoursBook of HoursSimon Bening

This diminutive Book of Hours is one of Simon Bening’s prayerful jewels, intended for use at regular intervals throughout the twenty-four- hour day (ideally every three hours). It was a reminder of the omnipresence of God, meant to be attached to its owner, or stored with precious possessions. There...

The Met Cloisters (New York, United States)
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Gerard David - The AnnunciationThe AnnunciationGerard David

This leaf may have been part of a grand Breviary, a type of book containing the psalms, scripture readings, antiphons, and prayers for each day of the liturgical year. Such large-format Breviaries were produced in Flanders in the early sixteenth century. The style of this miniature resembles that of...

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