Book of hours

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BOOK OF HOURS, use of Bourges, illuminated manuscript on vellum [ Northern France (Paris), c.1470] Illustrators, Manuscript, Book Of Hours, Illustrated Manuscript, Book Art, Ancient Books, Illuminated Manuscript, Medieval Manuscript, Medieval Books

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Rene Wanner
Art, History, Miniature, Medieval, Cristo, Kunst, O Keeffe Paintings, Medieval Manuscript, Medieval Artwork

Let’s say you’re flipping through a medieval Christian prayer book (as you do), and suddenly you come across a curious illustration amongst the prayers and psalms of something that looks unmistakably like female genitalia. A scolding voice in your head tells you to get your mind out of the gutter. But you wouldn’t be alone.…

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Dennis Budesheim
SOTW CH3 - Leaves from two illuminated manuscript Books of Hours, on vellum [French Flanders and Delft, fifteenth century] | lot | Sotheby's Vintage, Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscript, Illustrated Manuscript, Book Of Hours, Book Of Kells, Gold Book, Book Art, Ancient Books

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