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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | The Blessed John of Ruysbroeck (Dutch: Jan van Ruusbroec, Jan (or Johannes) van Ruysbroeck, 1293 or 1294 – 2 December 1381) was one of the Flemish mystics. Some of his main literary works include The Kingdom of the Divine Lovers, The Twelve Beguines, The Spiritual Espousals, A Mirror of Eternal Blessedness, The Little Book of Enlightenment and The Sparkling Stone. Ruysbroeck also wrote letters and short sayings from some of his oral talks have been recorded by certain of his disciples, such as Jan Van Leeuwan. He wrote in the Dutch vernacular, the language of the common people of the Low countries, rather than in Latin, the language of the Church liturgy and official texts, so as to reach a wider audience. |
| Face value | 10 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2080 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1107 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2027 Stanley Gibbons BE 2675 AFA number BE 2083 Belgium BE 2028 Unificato BE 2027 |
| Series | Culture |
| Place in series | 4 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 2.500.000 |
| Issue date | 07/11/1981 |
| Paper type | Stamp |
| Print technique | photogravure and recess |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 39.00 mm |
| Width | 28.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
