COLOGNE.- A man browses with white gloves through a book of hours, dating back to 1451, at the Schnuetgen Museum.
herman, paul, and jean limbourg, “saint louis before damietta,” folio 173r, from belles heures of jean of france, duc de berry, 1405–1408/9.
ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, 23.8 x 16.8 cm.
the metropolitan museum of art, the cloisters collection, new york city.