Exquisite illuminated pages from the 1455 Book of Hours of Simon de Varie, who was a wealthy court official. Each page is hand painted, often by reknown artists. These books were extremely expensive and were prized possessions of the very wealthy. This page shows a calendar for the month of April. This was painted by Master of Jean Rolin II.

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Size: 2425px × 3385px
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Keywords: april, book, calendar, de, hours, illuminated, illumination, manuscript, master, masters, mediaeval, medieval, month, painting, paintings, simon, varie