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The Beatus of Cardeña scattered across three museums

Castrillo del Val, Burgos (Alfoz), Burgos

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The Beatus of Cardeña scattered across three museums

Curiosity · Castrillo del Val, Burgos (Alfoz), Burgos

Image of Castrillo del Val, not of the place itself.

The monastery's scriptorium produced between 1175 and 1180 an illuminated Beatus of great quality. Dismembered over time, its folios are today divided among collections in Madrid, New York and Girona.

Photo: Soydeotroplaneta (CC BY-SA 3.0 es)

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