1
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Manuscript leaf written in Middle Dutch, with an engraved roundel by Israhel van Meckenem representing St Barbara, standing with her attribute. Unlabelled documentary photograph housed at the Warburg Institute, London.
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16
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2a; 2b
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Manuscript binding, binding front and back, blind stamped leather over boards, made by the beghards of Maastricht c. 1500 (rebacked after 1861). London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332.
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17
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3
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Opening from the beghards’ book of hours, Maastricht, c. 1500. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fols 311v–312r (modern foliation) or ccc xlv (original foliation).
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19
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4
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours with part of a hand-painted woodcut depicting the Annunciation,Maastricht, c. 1500. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 283v (modern foliation).
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20
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5
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours with a printed rosette pasted into the initial. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 254r (modern foliation).
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21
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6
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours with a silhouetted engraving depicting Mary and John, Maastricht, c. 1500. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 307v (modern foliation).
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21
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7
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Calendar page for the first half of May. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 5r (modern foliation).
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22
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8
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Rubric revealing Franciscan affinities. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 250r (modern foliation).
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23
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9
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Manuscript binding, blind stamped leather over boards, made by the beghards of Maastricht c. 1500. Maastricht, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg, 22.001A Handschriften GAM, inv.nr. 462.
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28
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10
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Clock folio, facing January calendar page. Opening folios in a prayerbook made in Maastricht c. 1500. Maastricht, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg, 22.001A Handschriften GAM, inv.nr. 462.
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28
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11
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Franciscan church, Sint Pieterstraat, Maastricht (now the Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg). Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy.
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30
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12
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Manuscript binding, blind stamped leather over boards, made by the beghards of Maastricht c. 1500. Amsterdam University Library, Ms. I G 12.
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33
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13
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Opening in a prayerbook made in Maastricht, with computational circles dated 1500. Maastricht, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg, 22.001A Handschriften GAM, inv.nr. 462, fol. 15v-16r.
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35
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14
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Diagram for calculating the length of Advent, copied by Jan van Emmerick. Maastricht, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg, 22.001A Handschriften GAM, inv.nr. 462, fol. 16v-17r.
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36
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15
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Table with offset from now-missing leaf. Maastricht, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg, 22.001A Handschriften GAM, inv.nr. 462, fol. 17v-18r.
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36
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16
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The River Maas, photographed from the bridge, with a view of the medieval Marian church. Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy.
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37
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17
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Manuscript leaf written in Middle Dutch, with an engraved roundel by Israhel van Meckenem representing SS Peter and Paul, standing with their attributes. Unlabelled documentary photograph, housed at the Warburg Institute, London.
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40
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18
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Manuscript leaf written in Middle Dutch, with an engraved roundel by Israhel van Meckenem representing St Wolfgang, who has been transformed into St Servatius. Unlabelled documentary photograph, housed at the Warburg Institute, London.
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41
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19
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The interior of the Prints & Drawings Study Room at the British Museum, London. Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy.
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42
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20
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Page from Register for 9 November 1861. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings. Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy.
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48
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21
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Letter from Mr Carpenter, dated 6 November 1861. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings. Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy.
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50
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22
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Engraved roundels representing virgins, some used as initials in the beghards’ book of hours. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.659, 662, 663, 664, 673, 674.
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56
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23
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Folio from a prayerbook with three engravings by the Master of the Flower Borders glued to it and one sewn to it. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, ser. Nova 12715, fol. 29r.
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57
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24
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Folio from a prayerbook with three engravings by the Master of the Flower Borders glued to it and one sewn to it. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, ser. Nova 12715, fols 29v-30r.
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58
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25
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Matte with manuscript leaves from Add. 24332 glued to it, with engravings representing St Francis and others. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings.
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66
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26
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Matte with manuscript leaves from Add. 24332 glued to it, with small engravings. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings.
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66
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27
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Matte with manuscript leaves from Add. 24332 glued to it, with small engravings. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings.
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67
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28
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Israhel van Meckenem, Christ as Man of Sorrows, engraving. Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes, Ea 48Res.
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76
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29
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Mosaic icon with the Akra Tapeinosis (Utmost Humiliation), or Man of Sorrows, in a series of frames. Mosaic icon, Byzantine, late 13th–early 14th century. Basilica di Sta Croce in Gerusalemme, Rome.
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76
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30
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Detail of the Mosaic icon from the previous figure.
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77
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31
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Detail of London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.637, flipped to reveal the offset inscription.
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80
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32
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Digital reconstruction to show the proposed original state of the opening of the Seven Penitential Psalms (Add. 24332, fol. 104v and Add. 41338, fol. 6r).
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82
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33
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Digital reconstruction to show the proposed third state of the opening of the Seven Penitential Psalms (London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.632 and Add. 41338, fol. 6r).
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83
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34
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Leaf from the beghards’ book of hours, with an engraving depicting the Virgin and Child, by Israhel van Meckenem. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.633.
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92
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35
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Leaf from the beghards’ book of hours, reverse of London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.633.
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95
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36
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Two leaves mounted onto a single matte. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.638 and 639.
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97
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37
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Two impressions of an engraving depicting St Mark, mounted onto a single matte. London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.643 and 1868,1114.114.
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101
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38
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London, British Museum, Department of Prints & Drawings, inv. 1861,1109.634 (St Anne, Mary, and Jesus) and three other manuscript leaves, including two from the St Godeleva manuscript.
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103
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39
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Folio in the beghards’ book of hours, which has been partially cut off. Maastricht, c. 1500. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 271v (modern foliation).
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105
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40
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Folio in the beghards’ book of hours, which has been partially cut off. Maastricht, c. 1500. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 309v (modern foliation).
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106
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41
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Zodiac man, from the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 1r.
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114
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42
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Leaf formerly belonging to the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 1v.
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114
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43
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Unfoliated front matter, formerly belonging to the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 2r.
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115
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44
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Leaf from the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 2v.
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116
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45
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Folio in the beghards’ book of hours, showing the offset of a now-missing image. Maastricht, c. 1500. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 19r (modern foliation).
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117
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46
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Incipit of the Hours of the Cross, formerly belonging to the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 3r.
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120
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47
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Incipit of the Hours of the Holy Spirit, formerly fol. xci in the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 4r.
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121
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48
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Incipit of the Seven Penitential Psalms, formerly fol. cxxxiiij in the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 6r.
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121
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49
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Skeleton incipit prefacing the Vigil of the Dead, formerly fol. c lxxxiiij in the beghards’ manuscript. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 7r.
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122
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50
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London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 11v.
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122
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51
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with a marginal pen drawing depicting a kneeling cleric at the foot of the Cross. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 13r.
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123
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52
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with a pen drawing depicting St Gertrude with mice. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 8v = fol. ccc xiii.
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125
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53
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with a pen drawing depicting the Virgin of the Sun, with a kneeling portrait of a male cleric and a frame filled with inscribed prayers. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 5r.
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127
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54
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Virgin of the Sun, parchment painting, inserted to face a prayer to the Body Parts of the Virgin. The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Ms. 75 G 2, fol. 196v-197r.
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129
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55
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with a coloured drawing depicting St Lambert. The frame measures 123 x 68 mm. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 10r, formerly folio cccc xxiii, BM 696.
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131
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56
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with a coloured drawing depicting St Trudo. The frame measures 114 x 62 mm. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 12v.
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131
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57
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with an engraving depicting St Matthew. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 10v.
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132
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58
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 12r.
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133
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59
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Title page from 1868 catalogue of the Bibliothèque Imperiale.
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136
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60
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Album from Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes, with three engravings by Israhel van Meckenem representing Christ as the Man of Sorrows. Published with kind permission from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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142
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61
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Virgin of the Sun engraving, hand-coloured and pasted into the letter H in a German prayerbook. Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes, Ea20aRes. Published with kind permission from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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143
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62
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Crucifixion, hand-coloured engraving, with a red penwork frame. Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes, Ea18cRes 28. Published with kind permission from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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144
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63
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Israhel van Meckenem, Christ as Man of Sorrows, engraving. Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes, Ea48Res. Published with kind permission from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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146
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64
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Adoration of the Christ Child by the Magi, painted metalcut. Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes. Published with kind permission from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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147
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65
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Reverse of the previous image. Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes. Published with kind permission from the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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147
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66
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Adoration of the Christ Child by the Magi, engraving. Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 57. Paris, musée du Louvre, collection Rothschild Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre)/Tony Querrec
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149
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67
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St Augustine encountering the infant Jesus on a riverbank, engraving. Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 56. Paris, musée du Louvre, collection Rothschild Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre)/Tony Querrec
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150
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68
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Pentecost, gilt engraving, formerly pasted to fol. cccc xcvii of the beghards’ book of hours? Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 54. Paris, musée du Louvre, collection Rothschild Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre)/Tony Querrec
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152
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69
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Pentecost, gilt engraving, formerly pasted to fol. cccc xcvii of the beghards’ book of hours? Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 54. Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy
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152
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70
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Christ in Judgment, gilt engraving. Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 55. Paris, musée du Louvre, collection Rothschild Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre)/Tony Querrec
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153
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71
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Christ in Judgment, gilt engraving. Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 55. Photo: Kathryn M. Rudy
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153
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72
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Virgin and Child on a sliver of moon, surrounded by a rosary, originally in London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332 as fol. ccc xviii? Paris, Louvre, Rothschild 69. Paris, musée du Louvre, collection Rothschild Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre)/Tony Querrec
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154
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73
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Handwritten list of acquisitions from the nineteenth century, in Paris, BnF, Département des Estampes.
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155
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74
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Handwritten list of acquisitions from the nineteenth century, for 28 July 1859, BnF.
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157
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75
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Handwritten list of acquisitions from the nineteenth century, Vingt-huit pièces de XVe siècle, 28 March 1860, BnF.
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157
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76
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Handwritten list of acquisitions from the nineteenth century, for 11 August 1868, in the BnF.
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158
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77
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Folio from the beghards’ book of hours, with a pen drawing of a kneeling cleric, beneath an initial that probably once contained a print depicting St Clare. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 9v.
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161
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78
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Digital reconstruction: Israhel van Meckenem’s roundel with SS Francis and Clare, superimposed on a leaf from what was the beghards’ manuscript, now London, British Library, Add. Ms. 41338, fol. 9v.
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161
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79
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Folio in the beghards’ book of hours, with a prayer to St Anne, which has been partially mutilated. London, British Library, Add. Ms. 24332, fol. 351 (ccc xci).
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163
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