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Melanie Holcomb
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“It’s as much about the power of images as anything I know.”

Curator Melanie Holcomb explains the power of “Curtain of the Tabernacle” (ca. 1360–1380), one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra.

Contributors

Melanie Holcomb
Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters

Photography by Katherine Dahab

Art Mentioned

Curtain of the Tabernacle, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra, Opaque watercolor, iron-gall ink and gold on vellum, French
Curtain of the Tabernacle, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra
French
ca. 1360–1380

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