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Book of Hours (Use of Paris): Fol. 118r, Angel and Devil Fighting over a Soul

c. 1420

possibly studio or workshop of The Bedford Master

(French, Paris, active c. 1405–30)
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Culture
France, Paris
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Measurements
Codex: 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1951.120.118.a
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Location
113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts(not visible)
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A vertically oriented tempera and ink manuscript page depicts a central miniature above Gothic text. Within, a pink-robed angel and gray demon struggle over a small figure beneath a divine figure in a gold sky. Below, a man carries a coffin past a corpse resting on a slab. Intricate scrolling gold vines and colorful blossoms fill the margins, surrounding blue and gold geometric frames in a dense floral border.

Book of Hours (Use of Paris): Fol. 118r, Angel and Devil Fighting over a Soul

c. 1420

The Bedford Master

(French, Paris, active c. 1405–30)
France, Paris

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