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Image, found in a Wikipedia segment on “Late Manuscript Culture,” is an author portrait of Jean Miélot (died 1472) writing his compilation of the Miracles of Our Lady, one of his many, once popular works. He was mainly employed in the production of deluxe illuminated manuscripts for the library Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
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