Aslak Bolt's Bible

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     Aslak Hartviktsson Bolt (ca. 1375-ca. 1450) was Bishop of Oslo in 1407. In 1408 he exchanaged Sees with Bishop Jakob Knutsson of Bergen. In 1430 he was translated to Nidaros (Trondheim) as Archbishop.
     Aslak Bolt's Bible is hand-written in a beautifully illuminated script. It dates from the mid-eleventh century. It is preserved in the Deichmanske Bibliotek in Oslo.

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David with Bells

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Singing Friars

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Virgin and Child