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Source Description
The hockey game on the facing page is surprisingly paired here with monks enjoying a game of blind-man's bluff, a form of tag. The seated monk's hood covers his eyes so that he only hears his teasing companions. Blindly, he must tag another player and make him "it."
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Document identity
localId
81321
label
Leaf from Book of Hours: Hours of the Virgin, Monks Playing Blind-Man's Bluff
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obj
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manuscript
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2
Source metadata
id
81321
contentType
manuscript
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from Book of Hours: Hours of the Virgin, Monks Playing Blind-Man's Bluff
description
The hockey game on the facing page is surprisingly paired here with monks enjoying a game of blind-man's bluff, a form of tag. The seated monk's hood covers his eyes so that he only hears his teasing companions. Blindly, he must tag another player and make him "it."
provenance
Unknown owner, Italy, ca. 1546 [1]. Acquired by Leo S. Olschki, Florence [2]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912 [3]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Effaced inscription, on fol. 1r, Rome; Italian entry beneath dated Nov. 1, 1546, reading, ""A.Q.D.C.R. Addi pmo novembr .M.D. xlvi in Ra""[2] On front pastedown, ""45"" and inventory number ""31457"".[3] Invoice number 45, see Walters archives.
date
ca. 1490
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rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
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no
Source extras
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.7
height
10.4
med
ink and pigments on parchment
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6505
34140
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MSS
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2829
3310
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 13/16 × W: 4 1/8 in. (14.7 × 10.4 cm)
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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453eeb8237f9d954
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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4452824938db6c02
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no
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no