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De Villers Book of Hours illumination of the Three Living and the Three Dead

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Title

De Villers Book of Hours illumination of the Three Living and the Three Dead

Subject

De Villers family
Catholic Church -- Liturgy -- Texts
Illumination of books and manuscripts -- France -- 15th century
Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
Books of hours -- France -- 15th century
Devotional calendars -- Catholic Church
France -- History

Description

Full page illumination of the Three Living and the Three Dead "at a roadside cross, and below, Job on the dungheap being consoled by his friends (Office of the Dead in which the readings are taken from the book of Job)".

Source

Utah State University, De Villers Book of Hours, VAULT BOOK 360, Page 126

Date

1480?-1490?

Contributor

De Villers family

Rights

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