Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437

Virgin and Child

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Virgin and Child, 1345–50
Tempera and gold on panel; 35 x 23 3/8 in. (89 x 59.5 cm)
Deacon's Office, Zbraslav (on loan to the National Gallery, Prague)

Bowl with Enameled Handles

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Bowl with Enameled Handles, 1350–75; mounts 17th century
Prague
Jasper with gold mounts set with amethysts, rubies, and enamel; H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), D. 8 1/2 in. (21.5 cm)
The Royal Collections, Stockholm

Saint Quirinus

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Saint Quirinus, 1378–81
Heinrich IV Parler
Baumberg sandstone; H. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm)
Cologne Cathedral

Christ on the Mount of Olives

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Christ on the Mount of Olives (detail), ca. 1390–95
Toru�
Limestone with traces of original paint; H. 33 1/8 in. (84 cm)
The Malbork Castle Museum, Malbork, Poland

Saint Luke

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Saint Luke, 1360–64
Attributed to Master Theodoric
Prague
Paint and gold on panel; 45 1/4 x 37 in. (115 x 94 cm)
Národní Památkovy Ustav, Uzemni Odborné Pracovi�t� St�ednich �ech, Prague

Tabernacle

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Tabernacle, ca. 1375
Prague
Gilded iron; H. 81 7/8 in. (208 cm)
Metropolitní Kapitula u Sv. Víta, Prague

Hebrew Bible

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Hebrew Bible, 1489
Mattathias ben Jonah of Laun (active ca. 1480s), scribe (and illuminator?)
Prague
Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; 3 vols., 922 fols.; 9 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (25 x 20.5 cm)
Mendel Gottesman Library, Yeshiva University, New York

The Play of Chess (<i>Tractatus de ludo Scacorum</i>) by Jacobus de Cessolis

The Play of Chess (Tractatus de ludo Scacorum) by Jacobus de Cessolis

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The Play of Chess (Tractatus de ludo Scacorum) by Jacobus de Cessolis
1430–40
Bohemia
Tempera, gold, and silver on parchment; 44 fols.; 7 1/4 x 5 in. (18.3 x 12.8 cm)
Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid

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Virgin and Child

Bowl with Enameled Handles

Saint Quirinus

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Saint Luke

Tabernacle

Hebrew Bible

The Play of Chess (Tractatus de ludo Scacorum) by Jacobus de Cessolis