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Image from the Cantigas de Santa María, Códice rico. CLXXVIII, with text "The farmer took his son to the field, who did not know about death." "Illuminated manuscript: parchment, natural pigments, gold leaf and brushed gold." "The Cantig...

The Dutch Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder: "The picture brings together 100 proverbs and places them in surroundings that are as real as the people's behaviour, revealed in terse and apposite form by the wise sayings. The individual scenes are ...

Image of late Medieval Ages showing "agricultural activities taking place in a landscape, including digging, reaping, sheep shearing, ploughing, chopping wood, and killing cattle."Image taken from Livre des profits ruraux. Originally published/produ...