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The Golf Book is a richly illuminated Flemish book of hours made around 1530 and generally attributed to the workshop of Simon Bening. Now held by the British Library as Additional Manuscript 24098, it contains calendar miniatures showing seasonal labor, recreation, landscapes, and urban life. Its m...
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Famous Simon Bening calendar scenes and early golf image; strong visual interest, narrower textual significance.
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The Da Costa Hours is an illuminated Flemish book of hours made around 1515 and now held by the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. Its miniature paintings are attributed to Simon Bening, a leading artist of the late Ghent-Bruges manuscript tradition. The volume contains prayers intended for priv...
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Fine Simon Bening manuscript, high craftsmanship; respected but less iconic than his best-known calendar works.
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