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Orders Phoenix & Beau Coeur

Detail from Sainte Chapelle Epistle Lectionary

Sainte Chapelle Epistle Lectionary. The Holy Trinity; The Last Supper.
France, Paris, c.1340-50.
Latin; 410 x 285 mm, 223 fols.
Yates Thompson MS 34, f.116b

I chose this image to work from, as the dragon was amusing and caught my fancy. I also wanted to learn the class Bar and Ivy style first, but without too many ivy leaves to drive me crazy.

Image from the book The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting by Janet Backhouse (1997). Page 119, Image #101. Toronto Press Inc., Toronto & Buffalo, USA. ISBN 0-8020-4346-1.

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