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Archive Art Item

untitled oil sketch [two figures and a horse]

c. 1830

Undated oil sketch by Edward Petre Novello, of a woodland scene with two figures and a brown horse. The standing figure is wearing a suit of armour with a red cape and plumed helmet, while the seated ...

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St. Jerome (fol. 55r)
Archive Piece

St. Jerome (fol. 55r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

St. Jerome, clad in the red and ermine of a cardinal, holding a processional cross and the paw of a lion beside him.

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St. Anthony (fol. 48v)
Archive Piece

St. Anthony (fol. 48v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

St. Anthony, clad in a cloak on which is embroidered a red patriarchal cross. He holds a papal cross and a book under his arm. Beside him is a boar.

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Archive Item

Sound Recordings, Kent

Ross-Glass, Ruth M

c.1975-1980

Recordings of children made at four Kent schools, and adults attending Further Education institutions and a Young Wives' Group. In each case, the informants discuss ten fairy tales, selected by the co...

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Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
Archive Piece

Calendar: May (fol. 5r)

[ca. 142-?]

The double-compartment miniature has a falconer, and the zodiacal sign of Gemini with the twins behind a coat of arms in red (gules). The scenes in the historiated border are: a king kneeling by a cro...

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Dolphins (fol. 1r)
Archive Piece

Dolphins (fol. 1r)

A large incipit initial 'I' in blue with a white pattern, decorated with a leafy design in red, blue, green and purple, and extending as a floral border into the inner margin. In the lower margin is a...

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Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)
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Judas Machabeus, Nativity of Christ (image 16)

[ca. 1461-1483]

The roundel at top left depicts Judas Machabeus (30). The artist has user a generic warrior model, almost identical to that used for Joshua (15) and Alexander (29). The roundel below it depicts the sc...

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Nativity (fol. 70r)
Archive Piece

Nativity (fol. 70r)

[1450-1475]

The miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary is dressed in a red gown and a blue cloak, her arms crossed on her chest, and looking down at the Christ Child lying on ...

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The royal arms of England (fol. 9r)
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The royal arms of England (fol. 9r)

[ca. 1425]

The 4-line initial 'D' is decorated with the royal arms of England (of King Henry IV, used 1406-1603): three golden lions on a red field in the second and the third quarter, three golden fleurs-de-lis...

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Nativity of Christ (fol. 48v)
Archive Piece

Nativity of Christ (fol. 48v)

[ca. 1490]

The full-page miniature depicts the scene of the Nativity in the stable. The Virgin Mary, dressed in a blue gown and a cloak highlighted in gold, and Joseph, dressed in red and blue garments, kneel an...

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The Creation (image 1)
Archive Piece

The Creation (image 1)

[ca. 1461-1483]

Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...

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The Last Judgement (fol. 148v)
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The Last Judgement (fol. 148v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

The full-page miniature depicts the scene of the Last Judgement. Christ is depicted blessing, with sword and lily, inside a mandorla, feet resting on a blue globe, clad in a red cloak, hands and feet ...

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