Artifact
Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425)
Creating a book of hours was an arduous and costly process. These books were made from vellum, animal skins that were laboriously prepared in a multistep process. The texts were written with a quill pen and the illustrations were hand painted using water-based pigments. Gold was added for a look of great luxury. Such a book would take years to create, making these valuable objects unique.
- Por 7765
- Fechado en c. 1404
- Derechos: CC0
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France, Paris
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ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
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ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
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Bound Volume
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Medieval Art
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