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Bestiaries, Book of Kells, Books of Hours, Illuminated Manuscripts, Labours of the Month, Très Riches Heures
Wishing all of you a very Happy New Year ♥
Illuminated Manuscripts
Illuminated manuscripts are the ancestors of our illustrated books. Famous examples are the Book of Kells, Les Très Riches Heures de Jean de France, Duc de Berry, and Medieval Bestiaries.
During the Middle Ages, le livre d’images (the picture book) was very popular. If one couldn’t read, the image must have been a delight. The most popular book of the Middle Ages was the Légende dorée (The Golden Legend), by Jacobus de Voragine. It was a hagiography, lives of saints and martyrs, but it outsold the Bible. The first printed Bible is the Gutenberg Bible, which I have not discussed yet.
- The Book of Kells: Details (20 March 2013)
- The Book of Kells Revisited (17 March 2013)
- Books of Hours, a Rich Legacy (20 February 2013)
- Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Revisited (21 December 2012)
- Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (21 December 2012)
- The Fitzwilliam Book of Hours: Comments, Palimpsests (20 November 2011)
- The Book of Kells (11 November 2011)
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- Natural Histories (3 October 2014)
- The Ashmole Bestiary (1 March 2013)
- The Aberdeen Bestiary: a Medieval Bestiary (27 February 2013)
- The Medieval Bestiary: the Background (22 February 2013)
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- Allegorical Illuminated Manuscripts (20 February 2013)
- The Golden Legend Revisited (12 February 2013)
- Other Illuminated Manuscripts (9 February 2013)
- Jacques de Voragine & The Golden Legend (6 February 2012)
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1 January 2016
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Dora Buonfino said:
Buon Anno! 🙂
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michelinewalker said:
Buon Anno! 🙂
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Dora Buonfino said:
Ti abbraccio 🙂
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danaiana said:
Happy New Year!
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michelinewalker said:
Happy New Year. Let it be peaceful and generous.
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Kally said:
Life Is A Journey,
But My Best Wishes Are The Milestones
That Will Give You Hope
And Motivation To Move On.
Am Wishing You A Joyous New Year!
With warmth, love and blessings from MiddleMe to you and your readers.
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michelinewalker said:
Thank you for your kind wishes. You are right. Life is a journey. It has its milestones.
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Traveling Rockhopper said:
Happy New Year! 🙂
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michelinewalker said:
Happy New Year to you. Thank you for your kind wishes. 🙂
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Xena said:
Happy New Year!
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michelinewalker said:
Thank you very much. My best wishes to you. 🙂
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agenda19892010 said:
Buon 2016! da Rinaldo 🌻
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michelinewalker said:
Buon 2016 da Micheline. Meilleurs vœux, beaucoup de bonheur.
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