Paul Gallery

The Youngers, American outlaws, c1868-1876 (1954)

The Youngers, American outlaws, c1868-1876 (1954). Left to right: Bob, Rhetta, James and Cole. The brothers formed part of the notorious James-Younger gang, with Jesse and Frank James. The gang robbed banks, stagecoaches and trains across the West between 1869 and 1876. A fourth brother, John, was killed in a gunfight with Pinkertons agents in 1874. The surviving three Youngers were wounded and captured by a posse after the gang robbed a bank in Northfield, Minnesota on 7th September 1876. All three were sentenced to life mprisonment after pleading guilty to their crimes in order to avoid hanging. A print from the Pictorial History of the Wild West, by James D Horan and Paul Sann, Spring Books, London, 1954

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April, 1412-1416. Artist: Paul Limbourg

April, 1412-1416. Planetary figure of the Sun in his chariot, and zodiac figures of Aries (Ram) and Taurus (Bull) at the top. The Duc de Berry wearing a blue robe (left) with ladies and attendants in the open air. In front of a chateau boatmen net fish in a dammed pond. Pollarded trees, a plantation and walled garden can be seen. From Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a book of hours produced for Jean, Duke of Berry by the Limbourg brothers. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of European manuscript illumination. From the Musee Condee, Chantilly, France

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St. Mark from the Godescalc Gospel Lectionary, 781-783 (1947). Artist: Godescalc

St. Mark from the Godescalc Gospel Lectionary, 781-783 (1947). The Godescalc Evangelistary, Godescalc Sacramentary, Godescalc Gospels, or Godescalc Gospel Lectionary is an illuminated manuscript made by the Frankish scribe Godescalc. It was commissioned by the Carolingian king Charlemagne and his wife Hildegard. From The Art of the French Book, edited by Andre Lejard. [Paul Elek, London, 1947]

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