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        "tombstone": "Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470\u20131500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465.3.a",
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        "title": "Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial",
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        "measurements": "Codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)",
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                {
                    "id": 304660,
                    "title": "Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination",
                    "description": "<i>Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 17-April 19, 1964).",
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        "description": "The four gospels are preceded by a full-page portrait miniature of the appropriate evangelist. Per tradition, they are represented as contemporary scribes surrounded by all the tools of their trade\u2014ink pots, quill pens, and penknives. The anonymous illuminator of these miniatures, called the Hausbuch Master, is known primarily for an album of lively drawings as well as some 90 copper engravings now in Amsterdam. He was also apparently a panel painter of some distinction. The skillful pen work, tracery, and vine scrolls, as well as the large initials, are the work of other artists. The binding is original.",
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                "citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.",
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