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Illuminated book

Unknown author1592 A.D.

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro
Coimbra, Portugal

This manuscript, illustrated with two illuminations - one presenting his royal coat of arms and the other with the figure of Queen Santa Isabel - speaks of the "good life that the Queen of Portugal, D. Isabel, has done, and of her good deeds and miracles in his life and after his death".
The book was published in 1592 and will be the only known copy of a biography of the queen, already missing, probably written shortly after his death (1336) by his confessor and bishop of Lamego, Friar Salvado Martins.

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  • Title: Illuminated book
  • Creator: Unknown author
  • Date Created: 1592 A.D.
  • Location Created: Machado de Castro National Museum, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Physical Dimensions: 32 cm x 22 cm
  • Type: Ancient Book
  • Rights: Photo: DGPC/ADF - Photographic Documentation Archive
  • Medium: Illuminated book on paper
Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro

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