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Layla Laurent

Layla Laurent writes for the Manuscripts & Rare Books department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of manuscripts & rare books.

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Demi-Chanfron — Germany, Augsburg

Demi-Chanfron

October 10, 2026Monstrance with a Relic of Saint Sebastian — Anonymous, 15th century

Monstrance with a Relic of Saint Sebastian

October 10, 2026The Crucifixion with a Carthusian Monk — Rogier van der Weyden

The Crucifixion with a Carthusian Monk

October 10, 2026Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God ("The Stroganoff Ivory") — Anonymous, Byzantine period

Ivory Plaque with Enthroned Mother of God (“The Stroganoff Ivory”)

October 10, 2026The Annunciation — Netherlands, or possibly France, 14th century

The Annunciation

October 10, 2026Vienna Dioscurides — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Vienna Dioscurides

October 10, 2026

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