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| The Hebrews and the Caananites, f. 17v. |
Colloquial name(s): Bible Historiale de Jean de Berry
Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 20090
Date: 1380-90 (source)
Origin: Paris, France (source)
Online facsimile available via: Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica digital library
This 'history bible' is illustrated with two frontispiece paintings and 78 small paintings within quadrilobes (source). It was originally divided into two volumes, with each volume being illustrated by a different contemporary workshop (source). It belonged to Jean De Berry and his ex-libris appears at the end of the Book of Job (218v) (source).
Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the BNF with the facsimile - just click on the 'i' icon on the left-hand side.
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