The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg (Met. Museum acc. no. 69.86)

The Three Living and the Three Dead, f. 321v and 322r.

Colloquial name(s): The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy

Official name(s): The Metropolitan Museum, New York, The Cloisters Collection, accession number 69.86

Date: before 1349 (source)

Origin: Paris, France (source)

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The coat of arms that appears in several places in this book indicate that it was made for Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy (source). As she died of plague in 1349, this book must predate this (source). The illustrations have been attributed to Jean le Noir and his workshop, active between 1331-1375 (source).