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Source Description
This illuminated page comes from a sixteenth-century book of hours. The manuscript was made for the Aussem family in Cologne, Germany, a provenance proclaimed through family heraldry within the manuscript, as well as the arms of Cologne stamped on its original leather binding. Lavishly illuminated throughout with full-page miniatures and historiated initials, the manuscript is just as notable for the marginal decorations that surround the figurative scenes. Illusionistic jewelry, architecture, texts, flowers, and insects abound.
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Document identity
localId
92118
label
Leaf from Aussem Hours: Prayer to Saint Erasmus, Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
92118
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Leaf from Aussem Hours: Prayer to Saint Erasmus, Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus
description
This illuminated page comes from a sixteenth-century book of hours. The manuscript was made for the Aussem family in Cologne, Germany, a provenance proclaimed through family heraldry within the manuscript, as well as the arms of Cologne stamped on its original leather binding. Lavishly illuminated throughout with full-page miniatures and historiated initials, the manuscript is just as notable for the marginal decorations that surround the figurative scenes. Illusionistic jewelry, architecture, texts, flowers, and insects abound.
provenance
Aussem family, Cologne, early sixteenth century [1]; Marshall C. Lefferts Collection, New York, before 1901; purchased by George H. Richmond collection, New York, 1901. Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] fol. 58v coat of arms, fol. 82v kneeling donor
date
Early 16th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16.5
height
12.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/2 × W: 4 3/4 in. (16.5 × 12.1 cm)
Source extras
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Christian; German
med
ink and pigments on medium-weight, cream-colored parchment, well finished
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6211
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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