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Items matching gardens taken from Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)







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gardens: Land used for growing flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit; also grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display.

Synonyms: yard, vegetable patch, public garden, park, botanical garden

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Some page images and details taken from a mediæval Latin Book of Hours in the Rosenwald collection at the Library of Congress in America. The manuscript was once believed to have been written and decorated by Geoffroy Tory.

The pages were scanned at the Library of Congress and are online there as Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10

There are 113 leaves in the manuscript, which is written on parchment approximately 24cm high (10 inches or so).

In some cases I have digitally enlarged the images so that you can use them in print projects; this makes the larger images be slightly fuzzy.

Miniature: Garden of Gethsemanu

Miniature: Garden of Gethsemanu

Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

The disciples of Jesus sleep while Jesus prays, “let this cup be taken from me,” although since they were asleep no-one actually heard his prayer. The disciples are depicted as caucasian men with bar [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, religion, gardens, bare feet, beards, prayer, christmas

Places shown: Jerusalem; Israel

Added: 2006-09-30

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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