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And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green by Arthur Rackham, The Cleveland Museum of Art

And Now They Never Meet in Grove or Green

Arthur Rackham (d. 1939)

1908 · Drawing, pen and black ink and watercolor with scraping and minute touches of white gouache on artist's illustration board

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Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)

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c. 1435 · Manuscript, ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

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Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425) by Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425)

Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates

c. 1404 · Bound Volume, ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation

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1470s · Manuscript, ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso) by Boethius Illuminator, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso)

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c. 1410–20 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Ibn al-Razza al-Jazari (recto) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Ibn al-Razza al-Jazari (recto)

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1315 · Manuscript, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso) by Boethius Illuminator, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)

Boethius Illuminator

c. 1410–20 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation (recto) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation (recto)

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1470s · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) by Boethius Illuminator, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto)

Boethius Illuminator

c. 1410–20 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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The Green Dragon by Arthur Rackham, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Green Dragon

Arthur Rackham (d. 1939)

1910 · Drawing, pen and black ink and watercolor on paper

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