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Source Description
This richly illuminated Book of Hours was produced ca. 1460 in Bruges by an artist in the circle of Willem Vrelant, whose work was influenced by the Masters of the Gold Scrolls and Master of the Beady Eyes. Allusions to the order of Franciscans and Augustinians in the litany and calendar, and the prominent depiction of female saints in the All Saints miniature (fol. 293r) indicate that the book was originally created for a female patron, possibly connected to one of these orders. Much of the existing scholarship on the book's twenty-two full-page miniatures has focused on the depictions of angelic musicians, such as those found on fol. 278v. Also of interest is the presence of multiple pilgrimage badge impressions on the final folio (fol. 295v).
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Document identity
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27297
label
Book of Hours
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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27297
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object
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normalized
title
Book of Hours
description
This richly illuminated Book of Hours was produced ca. 1460 in Bruges by an artist in the circle of Willem Vrelant, whose work was influenced by the Masters of the Gold Scrolls and Master of the Beady Eyes. Allusions to the order of Franciscans and Augustinians in the litany and calendar, and the prominent depiction of female saints in the All Saints miniature (fol. 293r) indicate that the book was originally created for a female patron, possibly connected to one of these orders. Much of the existing scholarship on the book's twenty-two full-page miniatures has focused on the depictions of angelic musicians, such as those found on fol. 278v. Also of interest is the presence of multiple pilgrimage badge impressions on the final folio (fol. 295v).
provenance
Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, late 19th-early 20th century; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1460
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
12.2
height
8.8
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 4 13/16 × W: 3 7/16 in. (12.2 × 8.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] In pencil on front flyleaf recto: MR577
med
ink and pigments on parchment bound between boards covered with leather
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6505
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MED
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2377
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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