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Detail of Héloise Instructs her Pupil

Héloise Instructs her Pupil. Illuminated by Master of the Prayer Books of around 1500. Bruges, c. 1483 and c. 1490.
Collection: London, the British Library, Royal Ms 16 F. ii, fol. 137.

Book first belonged to Edward IV, King of England.

Image from the book Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, by J. Paul Getty Trust (2003). Image pg 400, Info pg 398. Getty Publications. Los Angeles, CA, USA. Paperback edition. ISBN #0-8923-6704-0.

With thanks to Teleri of Gwynedd, aka Barbara Perrotta, for the loan of her wonderful book.

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