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Source Description
An array of emblematic symbols and inscriptions–many related to garden metaphors derived from the biblical Song of Songs–unfolds around the devotional image of the Virgin Mary, who appears opposite the calendar page of December. The closed garden and variety of plants (cedar, rose, olive, and lily) have become associated with Mary and the mystery of the virgin birth.
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Document identity
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85646
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Leaf from Book of Hours: December Calendar, Mary in the Closed Garden
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title
Leaf from Book of Hours: December Calendar, Mary in the Closed Garden
description
An array of emblematic symbols and inscriptions–many related to garden metaphors derived from the biblical Song of Songs–unfolds around the devotional image of the Virgin Mary, who appears opposite the calendar page of December. The closed garden and variety of plants (cedar, rose, olive, and lily) have become associated with Mary and the mystery of the virgin birth.
date
1450-1475
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CC0
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en
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folios (leaves)
illuminated manuscripts
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cm
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21
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15
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H: 8 1/4 x W: 5 7/8 in. (21 x 15 cm)
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med
ink on vellum
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6505
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3171
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1
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photo
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