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Past Exhibitions
[Prints and Drawings Gallery]
Gothic Manuscripts from the Naito Collection:
Microcosms of Images Imbedded in Words, Images Surpassing Words

[Prints and Drawings Gallery]
Gothic Manuscripts from the Naito Collection:
Microcosms of Images Imbedded in Words, Images Surpassing Words

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Dates
Saturday, 19 October 2019 - Sunday, 26 January 2020
Hours
9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Fridays, Saturdays, 31 October and 3 November 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
30 November 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
25 October, 29 November and 27 December 9:30 am – 9:00 pm
Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time
Closed
Mondays except 4 November 2019 and 13 January 2020.
Closed on5 November, 28 December 2019 – 1 January 2020, 14 January.
Venue
Prints and Drawings Gallery, New Wing
Organized by
The National Museum of Western Art
With the cooperation of
The Western Art Foundation
Admission Fees
Adults 500 yen (400 yen), College students 250 yen (200 yen)
  • Leaf from a Latin Psalter: Psalm 25 (Initial I; a man standing in a church and a dragon) Leaf from a Latin Psalter: Psalm 25 (Initial I; a man standing in a church and a dragon)
    Meuse Valley or Flanders, 1250-60
    Ink, gold and coloring on parchment,
    Donated by Dr. Hiroshi Naito.
  • Leaf from a Latin Bible: Deuteronomy (Initial A), Joshua, prologue (Initial T) Leaf from a Latin Bible: Joshua, chap 1 (Initial E／God Speaking to Joshua)
    Lorraine (Metz ?), c. 1310-20
    Ink, gold and coloring on parchment
    Donated by Dr. Hiroshi Naito.
  • Leaf from a Latin Bible from Saint-Albans Abbey, Psalm 37, 38
    Leaf from a Latin Bible from Saint-Albans Abbey, Psalm 37, 38 (Initials D, D; King David; bar borders and bas-de-page with birds)
    Paris, the second quarter of 14th century
    Ink, gold and coloring on parchment
    Donated by Dr. Hiroshi Naito.
  • Leaf from a Latin Bible from Saint-Albans Abbey: Psalm 27 (Initial A)
    Leaf from a Latin Bible from Saint-Albans Abbey: Psalm 27 (Initial A), a fragment cut off from the other folio and patched on the leaf (“Lion sitting on grass”)
    Paris, the second quarter of 14th century
    Ink, gold and coloring on parchment
    Donated by Dr. Hiroshi Naito.