Celestial faces

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Illustrations of headbands in medieval sources are uncommon. The question remains, where did the VMs artist get the idea?

Here is an illustration with the best provenance so far. The Belles Heures of Jean de Berry, Paris, 1405-1408.

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Yes, yes, I know. Another manuscript from the Berry library.