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Source Description
Illustrated Books of Hours in Greek are extremely rare. This example is also of interest because its miniatures show interaction between the Late Byzantine and Gothic artistic styles. It may have been copied on the island of Crete, which in the fifteenth century was ruled by Venice.
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Document identity
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14546
label
Book of Hours
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
14546
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object
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normalized
title
Book of Hours
description
Illustrated Books of Hours in Greek are extremely rare. This example is also of interest because its miniatures show interaction between the Late Byzantine and Gothic artistic styles. It may have been copied on the island of Crete, which in the fifteenth century was ruled by Venice.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 15th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
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1
pageCount
1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.2
height
7.3
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 3 5/8 × W: 2 7/8 in. (9.2 × 7.3 cm)
Source extras
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Byzantine
med
ink and pigments on medium-weight parchment bound between flush-grooved wooden boards covered with green patterned silk with traces of clasps on the back cover
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6640
collection_ids
MSS
exhibition_ids
358
112
2016
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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