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...
Savoi(re)'s Musical Flowers - Part 1
After over a year of silence (although Servir Antico's Facebook page has served also as depository of images), I return to this blog with...
Between Passions and Numbers
In a book mostly dedicated to the lives of Saints and Passions and a last section that comprises a calculus treatise, we find a single...
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...
Sounding legends - the 'Romans Arthuriens'
Among battlefields and love stories, the cycle of King Arthur’s legends written down in this 800-folio ‘Romans Arthuriens’ (c.a...
Trumpet-monsters and organ-heads
The 'Bohun Psalter', (Egerton MS 3277), produced during 2nd half of the 14th century in England, does not only showcase important...
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...