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This magnificent Book of Hours (Use of Paris) was executed for Prigent de Coëtivy (1400-50), who was Admiral of France and, next to the Duc de Berry, one of the greatest book-collectors of the period. The 148 miniatures are mainly attributed to the 'Master of the Duke of Be

A Sense of Freedom | Coëtivy, Prignet de, 1400-1450 | Illumination of books and manuscripts

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Object Virgin and Child from The Coëtivy Book of Hours cover

The historiated initial ‘I’ marks the beginning of the Book of Genesis: In Principio creavit Deus caelum et terram, or ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’. Each line of text is written in decreasing size, a decorative technique known as diminuendo. The

A Sense of Place | Creation | Biblical cosmology

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Object Historiated initial 'I' from the Walsingham Bible.cover

This folio from a vellum codex contains the Coptic version in the Sahidic dialect of a collection of rules relating to church discipline ascribed to St Basil. Basil the Great (born c.300), bishop of Caesarea, was an important early theologian as well as one of the fathers of comm

A Sense of Identity | Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379 | Religion

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Object Illuminated folio from The Canons of St. Basil.cover

"Proclamations were formal public announcements issued by the chief governor and Privy Council of Ireland. They were used to emphasise and enforce existing laws. In this case, the proclamation refers to the Penal Laws, which discriminated against Catholics and Dissenters in

A Sense of Freedom | History | Dissenters, Religious

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Object Proclamation regarding Papists licensed to bear arms.cover

Painted Wood. 228 x 320 x 137 cm, The title of this work refers to the path of righteousness on which the good Christian must focus in order to win salvation. Mullarney's childhood fears of an unsympathetic, restrictive guardian angel are forcefully embodied in this piece.

A Sense of Freedom | Religion | Christianity

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Object The Straight and Narrow.cover

Tithes were a tax on agricultural produce which was payable by the occupiers of agricultural land. They were the main source of income for the parish clergy of the Church of Ireland (the largest Protestant church and the church established by law). In the 1820s, tithes were

A Sense of Place | History | Tithe War, 1829-1838

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Object Tithe Applotment Book.cover

The Down Survey was carried out under the supervision of William Petty between 1654 and 1659, to facilitate the redistribution of land confiscated under the Cromwellian land settlement. Until the advent of the Ordnance Survey in the early 19th century, it remained the only

A Sense of Place | History | Local history

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Object Down Survey map.cover

The Books of Survey and Distribution outline in detail the transfer of land, largely from Catholic to Protestant, in the second half of the 17th century. Names of pre-1641 owners appear on the left-hand page, those of subsequent owners on the right. This volume mentions the

A Sense of Place | History | Local history

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Object Book of Survey and Distribution.cover