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John Hart (born 1965) is an American author of thriller novels. His books take place in North Carolina, [1] where he was born and once lived. [2] He presently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. [3] He is a 1988 graduate of Davidson College. His work has been compared to that of Scott Turow and John Grisham. [1]
The artists who designed, illustrated and inscribed MS M.493 are unknown, as are the circumstances of its commission. The book is often linked to the circle of the Utrecht illuminator Willem Vrelant, who was highly regarded and successful and was active in Bruges from the 1450s until his death in 1481. [1]
Nelly Landry, French tennis player (1916–2010); Hugo Claus, novelist, poet, playwright, painter, and film director (1929–2008); Jean Schramme, colonel and mercenary in Katanga (1929–1988)
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The position of King of Arms of the Order of the Garter, usually known as Garter King of Arms, was created sometime around 1415, and Bruges appointed to it. His father's will, dated July 1415, refers to William Bruges as both Guyenne and Garter King of Arms. After this, the next mention of Bruges in the position is 13 September 1417.
Bruges has significant economic importance, thanks to its port, and was once one of the world's chief commercial cities. [6] [7] Bruges is a major tourism destination within Belgium and is well-known as the seat of the College of Europe, a university institute for European studies. [8]
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The Bruges Garter Book is a 15th-century Anglo-Norman illuminated manuscript containing portraits of the founder knights of the Order of the Garter. [1] It was created sometime between about 1430 to 1440, probably in London, [ 2 ] to the order of William Bruges (c. 1375–1450), Garter King of Arms , and constitutes the first armorial covering ...