Thursday, March 7, 2024

Taymouth Hours - British Museum

 Salvete Omnes,

Guy of Warwick


Illuminated beauties from AD 1320s Book of Hours  known as Taymouth Hours of British Library. In the link you can view the scanned pages in their full glory on the BL search page (with more detailed description).



Nota bene, the first four illuminations are on  the theme of Guy of Warwick  - Anglo-Norman romance of Giu de Warewic (one of the medieval Matter of England heroes )




and other illuminations

Amoras and his wife

Amoras & Virgin Mary











Virgin Mary saving a woman fallen from a horse from a devil


enjoy 

Valete

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