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March (calendar), from a Flemish Book of Hours

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An image of Illuminated Manuscript. Book of Hours in Latin. Use of Rome. Master of Fitzwilliam 268. Folio 3r. Calendar: March, Aries, breaking soil. Parchment and gold. Circa 1475. Flanders, Bruges.

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Illuminated Manuscript. Book of Hours in Latin. Use of Rome. Master of Fitzwilliam 268. Folio 3r. Calendar: March, Aries, breaking soil. Parchment and gold. Circa 1475. Flanders, Bruges.

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  • Accession Number: Ms 268
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Andrew Morris
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 688 pixels
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  • Filesize: 226.37kB

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