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Source Description
This early fifteenth-century Book of Hours was created for a woman's use in Bruges or Ghent. Although her name, as well as subsequent earlier owners are unknown, its first folio bears the later ownership inscription of Pastor Denys, ca. 1700. The early addition of texts and prints, as well as the later removal of some prints and miniatures, reveal it was well used and modified for different tastes over many centuries. The surviving eleven full-page miniatures and historiated initial still retain their rich, vibrant colors, and their contrast with the remaining uncolored print shows the variety of visual elements that could be enjoyed together in a medieval book.
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Document identity
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29525
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Hours of Pastor Denys
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Source metadata
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29525
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title
Hours of Pastor Denys
description
This early fifteenth-century Book of Hours was created for a woman's use in Bruges or Ghent. Although her name, as well as subsequent earlier owners are unknown, its first folio bears the later ownership inscription of Pastor Denys, ca. 1700. The early addition of texts and prints, as well as the later removal of some prints and miniatures, reveal it was well used and modified for different tastes over many centuries. The surviving eleven full-page miniatures and historiated initial still retain their rich, vibrant colors, and their contrast with the remaining uncolored print shows the variety of visual elements that could be enjoyed together in a medieval book.
provenance
Pastor Denys, ca. 1700 [1]. Léon Gruel and Engelmann, Paris, late 19th or early 20th century [2]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.[1] Inscription on fol. 1r[2] Bookplate on inside upper board, no. 98
date
early 15th century
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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1
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dimensions
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cm
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16
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11.5
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Folio H: 6 5/16 × W: 4 1/2 in. (16 × 11.5 cm)
Source extras
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ink and pigments on cream-colored medium weight parchment bound between cardboard covered with purple velvet
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3088
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1
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0
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photo
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