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Source Description
The leaf shows the life of St Alexis, a monk of the 300s. His veneration became popular in France since the 1100s when the French poem <em>la Vie de saint Alexis</em> was written. This text is regarded as one of the earliest examples in romance language written in French and not in Latin.
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522883
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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead with Psalm 5 (verso)
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Source metadata
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522883
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manuscript
title
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead with Psalm 5 (verso)
description
The leaf shows the life of St Alexis, a monk of the 300s. His veneration became popular in France since the 1100s when the French poem <em>la Vie de saint Alexis</em> was written. This text is regarded as one of the earliest examples in romance language written in French and not in Latin.
date
c. 1460
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117247693
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30679
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Manuscript
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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead with Psalm 5 (verso), c. 1460. Circle of Coëtivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 2022.102.b
collection
MED - Manuscript Illuminations
dimensions
inscriptions
inscription
optaverunt, piis supplication-
nibus consequantur. Qui
vivis et regnas deus per omnia
saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Dirige
Verba mea auribus p-
ercipe Domine intellige
clamorem meum.
Intende voci orationis meae:
Rex meus, et Deus meus.
Quoniam ad te orabo Do-
mine: mane exaudies vocem meam.
Mane astabo tibi, et videbo…
inscription_translation
…obtain the pardon which they have always wished for. Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
Direct
Receive O Lord my words with thine ears: understand my cry.
Attend to the voice of my prayer: my King, and my God.
Because I will pray to thee O Lord: in the morning thou wilt hear my voice.
In the morning I will stand by thee, and will see…
inscription_remark
[Psalm 5]
relatedWorks
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163801
description
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto) and Two Devils (verso), c. 1460. Circle of Coëtivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2005.206
didYouKnow
St. Alexis is depicted here as a courtly person of the 1400s to bring him close to the reader.
citations
citation
Bloomsbury Auctions (Firm). <em>Western Manuscripts and Miniatures: Monday 7 December 2020 : 2pm</em>. 2020.
page_number
Lot 81
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James Parmelee Fund
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2026-05-29 09:09:06.432000
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522883
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Ink, tempera and gold on vellum
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Medieval Art
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MED - Manuscript Illuminations
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France, Paris
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Ink, tempera and gold on vellum
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2022.102.b
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male
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Overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
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