The Five Senses of Mary
Enjoy the multi-sensory experience! Another exquisite Royal Book of Hours from 15th century France... Fitzwilliam Museum MS 62, The Hours...
The Hybrid Orchestra of Cambrai (1)
These musician hybrids come from a very small Book of Hours made for a woman at the diocese of Cambrai at the turn of the 14th century....
Pastime with good Companye - The 'Golf Book'
The 'Golf Book' was illustrated by the Flemish artist Simon Bening, "the leading master of illumination in the 16th century". In this...
David's search for harmony- 'The Rutland Psalter'
This mid-13th century psalter's first full-page illustration opens with King David's eyes fixed on me, the viewer. As if he was about to...
Treasures of gold, guts and pipes
After the last post with trumpet-monster images from Egerton MS 3277, 2nd half of the14th century, here some of the wonderful treasures...
Sa-Voir starts the blog with birds, flowers and pipes!
Discover who's hiding behind those trees! 'The Hours of Marguerite d'Orléans'. Another fascinating French books of hours, where I could...