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More on Illumination at the Time of the Great Schism: Book Patronage in the two Curias and a Long-Lasting Stage of Gothic Illumination in Rome

The article examines the production of illuminated books in Avignon and Rome during the Schism, presenting new findings pertaining to both contexts. It shows that the late gothis phase documented in Rome under the patronage of the first popes during the Schism was long-lived, lasting until the return of pope Martin V after the Council of Constance and the end of the Great Western Schism.

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