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colour, people, books, christmas

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Image title: Miniature painting of a woman reading a music book
Source: Tory, Geoffroy: “Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10” (1533)
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Keywords: colour, people, books, christmas
Status: out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested
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A MediƦval (OK, Medieval in America) miniature painting taken from a Latin book of hours. The picture shows a richly-dressed woman reading from a book, seemingly of music; she also holds a peacock feather, presumably to signify that she is of noble birth. In the background is a tower, perhaps of a castle.

Rebecca Klingbeil suggests in private correspondance that this image may well depict Saint Cecelia, the patroness of music, who is usually depicted either with a songbook or an organ (though both are anachronistic for her).

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