Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 2 pages
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
This small, early Book of Hours dates to the late thirteenth century. It was created for use in Arras, and remained in that region for most of its existence. Although the majority of the book is written in Latin, the calendar is in Old French. The manuscript contains a prefatory cycle of six Passion miniatures, as well as seven extant full-page historiated initials.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
21510
label
Book of Hours
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
21510
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Book of Hours
description
This small, early Book of Hours dates to the late thirteenth century. It was created for use in Arras, and remained in that region for most of its existence. Although the majority of the book is written in Latin, the calendar is in Old French. The manuscript contains a prefatory cycle of six Passion miniatures, as well as seven extant full-page historiated initials.
provenance
Owned by Nicolas Josephes Varoquier, Orchies, ca. 1700 [1]. Timotheus La Bussiere (?), 1712 [2]. Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, early 20th century; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Ownership inscription on fol. 133v: Cette livre appertien a nicola[s] josephes Varoquier Celui qui le retrouvra et le rendra pour dieu ou pour de argent a Orchies Septembre 1706 [1700?][2] Inscription on front flyleaf; also inscribed: ""Tim: La Meillerais 1712""
date
late 13th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.5
height
6
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 3 3/8 × W: 2 3/8 in. (8.5 × 6 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ink and pigments on parchment bound between boards covered with leather
creator_ids
8274
6505
collection_ids
MED
MSS
exhibition_ids
87
3300
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
e4b7da9e548bab57
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
55f82573c5768c82
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no