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Eve hands Adam the apple; the snake has a crowned woman's head,(Genesis 3,1-6). Verdun Altar, 51 plaques in champsleve-technique, enamel on gilded copper. 1181, for Prior Wernher of the Augustinian canons of Klosterneuburg, Austria. Total L of the altar: 460 cm
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Eve hands Adam the apple; the snake has a crowned woman's head,(Genesis 3,...

Noah taking the olive twig from dove's beak. MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" composed around 784 by the abbot of San Martin in Liebano, Spain. The version in hand was illustrated by the monk Emeterio and a nun signed "En Depinctrix" between 970 and 975. Detail of 15-02-01/6.
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Noah taking the olive twig from dove's beak. MS "Beatus in Apocalipsin" compose...

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 1409 and finished 70 years later by Jean Colombe. September:Saumur castle; vinters harvest the famous Saumur grapes.
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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 14...

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 1409 and finished 70 years later by Jean Colombe. November:Fattening the pigs.The swineherd throws his stick at the oak-trees to make the acorns fall.
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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 14...

Le Livre des Simples Medecines, end 15th,early 16th; French,parchment,35,5 x 26 cm,164 pages. "Natural products",the basis of many medicines:resin, nutmeg,musk,lapis-lazuli,pearls,vinegar;bottom row a stove to smelt glass.fol.242
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Le Livre des Simples Medecines, end 15th,early 16th; French,parchment,35,5 x...

Dove with an olive twig. Mosaic (12th)
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Dove with an olive twig. Mosaic (12th)

Noah's sons picking grapes. Detail from the Story of the Flood.
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Noah's sons picking grapes. Detail from the Story of...

Guinea-fowl and basket with fruit from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 75 x 90 cm
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Guinea-fowl and basket with fruit from the mosaic floor of Mada...

Fish and fruit trees, detail from the mosaic floor of Madaba Cathedral. 75 x 90 cm
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Fish and fruit trees, detail from the mosaic floor of Mada...

Adam, Eve, and the snake. From the presbytery. Mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. The cathedral was built under Roger, Norman Duke of Apulia, and consecrated in 1088. The mosaic floor of 1166 is a compendium of medieval knowledge and mythological lore. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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Adam, Eve, and the snake. From the presbytery. Mosaic floor of the cathedral...

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. September: a man in Phrygian cap pounds grapes with two wooden paddles. October: a farmer ploughing his field. The cathedral was built in 1088, the mosaic was completed in 1166. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, s...

The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, southern Italy. July: a man threshing corn with a flail; August: a vintager in Phrygian cap cuts grapes and puts them into a basket. Cathedral built in 1088, mosaic completed in 1166. See also 40-11-24/36-46
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The signs of the Zodiac from the mosaic floor of the cathedral of Otranto, s...