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Source Description
This Book of Hours was originally completed ca. 1430-1440 but has since been reconstructed, with several prayers and suffrages having been added to it over time. The miniatures were illuminated under the influence of the Master of Guillebert de Mets. Both the original and a subsequent owner are depicted in prayer on fols. 9r and 165v, respectively. The book was rebound by Joris de Gavere of Ghent ca. 1525-1535. The manuscript was rebacked in the modern period, but the sixteenth-century boards remain. Both contain stamped panels depicting angels playing instruments, and a band of fantastic animals depicted in profile. An inscription cites Joris de Gavere as the maker and asks the angels for their prayers.
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Document identity
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38593
label
Book of Hours
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object
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Source metadata
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38593
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title
Book of Hours
description
This Book of Hours was originally completed ca. 1430-1440 but has since been reconstructed, with several prayers and suffrages having been added to it over time. The miniatures were illuminated under the influence of the Master of Guillebert de Mets. Both the original and a subsequent owner are depicted in prayer on fols. 9r and 165v, respectively. The book was rebound by Joris de Gavere of Ghent ca. 1525-1535. The manuscript was rebacked in the modern period, but the sixteenth-century boards remain. Both contain stamped panels depicting angels playing instruments, and a band of fantastic animals depicted in profile. An inscription cites Joris de Gavere as the maker and asks the angels for their prayers.
provenance
Acquired and rebound by Joris de Gavere, Ghent, ca. 1525 [1]. Acquired by Léon Gruel, Paris, ca. 1900 [2]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, early 20th century; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Two birth notices appear on fols. 8r and 182r, written in Dutch and dated to 1529 and 1576 respectively.[2] Bookplate on first pastedown inscribed ""No 432"", Gruel dealer plate on fol. 1r
date
2nd quarter 15th century
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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dimensions
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cm
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15.4
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10.9
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 6 1/16 × W: 4 5/16 in. (15.4 × 10.9 cm)
Source extras
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ink and pigments on parchment bound between boards covered with leather
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