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Illuminated pages and the scribes’ alphabets.

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Incipit to Matthew, Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Incipit to Matthew

Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Illuminated manuscript, c. 715–720 AD

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March — Plowing at Lusignan, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

March — Plowing at Lusignan

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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April — The Betrothal, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

April — The Betrothal

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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October — Sowing Before the Louvre, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

October — Sowing Before the Louvre

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Garden of Eden, The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

The Garden of Eden

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Beatus Vir Initial, Unknown Rhineland illuminator

The Beatus Vir Initial

Unknown Rhineland illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, late 12th–early 13th century

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A Gorleston Psalter Drollery, Unknown East Anglian illuminator

A Gorleston Psalter Drollery

Unknown East Anglian illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1310–1324

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