Sujet

Calendar Page for May; Hawking; Ruskin Hours, about 1300. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Calendar Page for May; Hawking; Ruskin Hours, about 1300. Additional Info:A small white dog crouches on the vine framing the top of this calendar page for the month of May. Other painted details help to enliven the page. Enclosed in a small architectural structure at the bottom, a man rides on a splendid horse. A hawk perches on the strong leather glove the rider wears fro protection on his left hand. Hunting with a trained hawk was a pleasure reserved almost exclusively for the nobility, was an activity commonly associated with the month of May.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A73_035

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NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,2Mo (1,9Mo) / 28,2cm x 42,0cm / 3326 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal people male man men riding rider riders historical religious arts bird birds country French France religion metal dog dogs figure figures writing book guy color hunting hunter bird of prey decoration decorative May medieval Christian Christianity gold horseman horsemen text location century ink literature concept script hawk decorated manuscript lettering raptor month prayer book Colour mediaeval Middle Ages gold leaf initial Thirteenth Century 13th century history historic book of hours hawking illuminated manuscript tempera vellum manuscript Unknown Folio Heritage Art folio verso Tempera colours gold leaf and ink