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Source Description
This Book of Hours illuminated ca. 1470 contains stunning examples of full-page miniatures in the style of Willem Vrelant, most likely originating in Bruges. Given that several prayer cycles contain indications of a female suppliant, as well as a majority female saints in the litany, the book was either owned or co-owned by a woman. The artist or artists have chosen to alternate between color and near-grisaille miniatures throughout the text and the calendar, making for a strikingly varied program of images.
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Document identity
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33400
label
Book of Hours
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obj
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8
Source metadata
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33400
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object
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normalized
title
Book of Hours
description
This Book of Hours illuminated ca. 1470 contains stunning examples of full-page miniatures in the style of Willem Vrelant, most likely originating in Bruges. Given that several prayer cycles contain indications of a female suppliant, as well as a majority female saints in the litany, the book was either owned or co-owned by a woman. The artist or artists have chosen to alternate between color and near-grisaille miniatures throughout the text and the calendar, making for a strikingly varied program of images.
provenance
Likely owned by Eleanor of Portugal (1458-1525, wife of John II) [1]. Clerical ownership, Santiago, ca. 1600 [2]. Léon Gruel, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century [3]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Ownership inscription on front pastedown: Este libro foi da rainha/dona lianor nao se po/ de dar de fora so pe/na de escommunhao[2] Inscription added on front pastedown by 1600: Fr. Luis de S[an]tiago[3] Modern pencil inscriptions on front pastedown read ""Add. Ms. 12"" and ""N 815""; same numbers occur on Gruel's handwritten sales slip
date
ca. 1470
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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8
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import
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cm
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19.6
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12.7
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 7 11/16 × W: 5 in. (19.6 × 12.7 cm); Closed H: 7 11/16 × 5 × 2 7/16 in. (19.6 × 12.7 × 6.2 cm)
Source extras
style
International Gothic
med
ink and pigments on parchment bound between boards covered with leather
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