Girdle books

English: Girdle books

Deutsch: Beutelbücher

Known girdle books

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  Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf
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  Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm, C 109
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  Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, Hs. 17231
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  Yale University Library, New Haven, Ms. 84
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  Röhsska museet, Göteborg, 519-15
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  Bethmann Museum, Frankfurt am Main
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  Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København, Gamle Kongelige Samling 3423
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  Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København, Gamle Kongelige Samling 3423
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  Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København, Rostgaard 6
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  Det Kongelige Bibliotek, København, Rostgaard 6
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  Bibliotheca Qvarnforsiana, kat. 262 - now in private German collection

Girdle books in art

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  Altar from Tranbjerg Kirke with three girdle books
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  Detail from Tranbjerg altar
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  Detail from Tranbjerg altar
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  Detail from Tranbjerg altar
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  Detail from Tranbjerg altar
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  Jan van Eyck
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  Jan van Eyck (same as on the left)
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  Jan van Eyck
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  Hieronymus Bosch
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  Hieronymus Bosch
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  Jost Amman
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  Apostlen Thomas, from Bernt Notkes altar in Århus domkirke, Denmark
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  Apostlen Filip, from Bernt Notkes altar in Århus domkirke, Denmark
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  Apostlen Judas Thadæus, from Bernt Notkes altar in Århus domkirke, Denmark
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  Apostlen Mathæus, from Bernt Notkes altar in Århus domkirke, Denmark
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  Composite of the figures from Århus domkirke, Denmark
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  Hans Holbein d.Ä.
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  Detail from the Hans Holbein d.Ä painting
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  Martin Schongauer
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  Meister der Heiligen Sippe
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  Joos van Cleve
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  Hans Pleydenwurff
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  Konrad Witz
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  Antonello da Messina
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  Antonella da Messina (same as on the left)
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  Barthélemy d' Eyck
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  Fresco from Ågerup Kirke (Ågerup Church) in Denmark
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  Robert Campin
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  Robert Campin (same as on the left)
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  Robert Campin
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  Library at Strahov Monastery. Figure on the left holds a girdle book in his left hand
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  Altar piece from Valleberga church in Sweden. St Bartholomew (on the right in the top row on the left wing) holds a girdle book in his left hand.
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  A cardinal on the left seems to be holdning a girdle book in his left hand
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  Herrad von Landsberg ca. 1180. The monk in the bottom left corner is holding something in his hand that looks like a girdle book but that can hardly be the case because of the dating of the picture. It's included here just in case.
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  Altar piece from Horsens Klosterkirke in Denmark. On the right at the bottom St. Simon is holding a girdle book
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  Marienkrönungsaltar in Stralsund, Germany. Third figure from the left at the bottom is holding a girdle book
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  Altar piece from Heda kyrka in Sweden. Two figures at the center bottom are holding girdle books
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  Altar piece from Byrum Kirke in Denmark. Six figures have girdle books
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  Altar piece from Drothem kyrka in Sweden. At least one figur is holding a girdle book
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  Altar piece from Lau kyrka in Sweden. St James is holding a girdle book it seems
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  Altar piece from Sankt Olofs Kirke in Skåne, Sweden. Figure two from left on the bottom is holding a girdle book
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  Altar piece from Møgeltønder Kirke, Denmark
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  Altar piece from Malling Kirke, Denmark