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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 1409 and finished 70 years later by Jean Colombe. December:Vincennes castle and boar-hunt.The dogs have caught a boar; a hunter blows his horn.
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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were painted by Pol de Limbourg in 14...

A hunter in a tree sighting two deer. From Gaston de Foix,"Le livre de la chasse", Ms.367/480,fol.41 recto.
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A hunter in a tree sighting two deer. From Gaston de Foix,"Le...

The meal after the hunt. From Gaston de Foix,"Le livre de la chasse", Ms.367/480,fol.44 verso.
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The meal after the hunt. From Gaston de Foix,"Le...

How Alexander the Great mounted Bucephalos. From Jean Vauquelin,"Histoire du Grand Alexandre, 1460. Fol.17 verso
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How Alexander the Great mounted Bucephalos. From Jean Vauquelin,"His...

The Death of Philippe VI of France and the Coronation of Jean le Bon.Chroniques of Jean Froissart, Ms.873/501,fol.184 verso. 1472
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The Death of Philippe VI of France and the Coronation of Jean le Bon.Chronique...

Outside the Porte St.Denis,King Charles VI of France greets his Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. This first visit of the Queen to Paris in 1389 marks the reconciliation of Charles VI and the city after a mutiny. Jean Froissart,Chroniques, folio 6 FR 2646
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Outside the Porte St.Denis,King Charles VI of France greets his Queen Isabeau...

Chronique de la Bouquechardiere,world-history composed by Jean de Courcy (1350-1431),seigneur de Bourg-Achard. Around 1470,French,parchment,43 x 31 cm,364 pages. King Priam greets his son Paris and Helena,whom Paris has abducted.Volume 1,fol.85
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Chronique de la Bouquechardiere,world-history composed by Jean de Courcy (1350-...

Discours de Ciceron,translated by Etienne Le Blanc. 1531-1538,French,parchment,32,5 x 21,5 cm, 101 pages. The manuscript is dedicated to Anne de Montmorency, who is seen wearing the order of Saint Michael.A courtier bends his knee. fol.3 verso.
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Discours de Ciceron,translated by Etienne Le Blanc. 1531-1538,French,parchme...

Hunters,animals,trees, from the 250 sq.-m mosaic of the peristyle court of Emperor Justinian's palace. Mosaic shows independent scenes from hunting,country- life,agriculture,animals fighting,children at play. 530-540 CE
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Hunters,animals,trees, from the 250 sq.-m mosaic of the peristyle court o...

Romanesque chest from Voxtorp, Smaland, Sweden. Wood, iron ornaments, hunters, animals.
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Romanesque chest from Voxtorp, Smaland, Sweden. Wood, iron ornaments, hu...

Statue of Saint Roch with his dog. Saint Roch, invoked against the plague, cared for the sick during his wanderings through Italy. When he himself was infected with the plague, a dog brought him food in his lonely retreat in the woods.
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Statue of Saint Roch with his dog. Saint Roch, invoked against the plag...

An elegant lady holding a small dog in her arms. From the "Trionfo della Morte", fresco, 14th.
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An elegant lady holding a small dog in her arms. From the "Trionfo della...