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This is an Annunciation to the Shepherds genre scene from the Hours of Philip the Bold, made ca. 1370 in Paris and currently at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (ms. 3-1954 f.199). I have chosen this to represent the relative scarcity of Shepherds Purses in 14th century French manuscript art, helping to establish the parameters of the trend.
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Harthan, John. 1977. The Book of Hours. Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. p.95