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`Love and War' during the late Middle Ages: Exhibit gives equisite insight into forces of social change.(Arts)(Art)
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The Washington Times
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November 8, 1998| Author:
Shaw-Eagle, Joanna
| COPYRIGHT 1998 News World Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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In "Romeo and Juliet," Shakespeare asked the question, "What's in a name?" Some people may pose the same question about the late medieval Housebook Master (active circa 1465 to 1500), whose delightful colored drawings embellish the 15th-century manuscript from which he took his name.
Today's opening of "Love and War: A Manual for Life in the Late Middle Ages" at the National Gallery of Art offers Americans the first overview of the mysterious artist's work. The galler...
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; In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare asked the question, What's in a name? Some people may pose the same question about the late medieval Housebook Master (active circa 1465 to 1500), whose delightful colored drawings embellish the 15th-century manuscript from which he took his name. Today's opening of
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