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Source Description
This Book of Hours was produced in the early fourteenth century in northeast France. The contents of the calendar suggest a Use of Saint-Omer, which was in the diocese of Thérouanne. The presence of a female figure kneeling in prayer accompanying the Pentecost suggests that the manuscript was made for a female owner. The calendar contains marginal illumination with the labors of the months and the zodiac symbols. There are seven full-page miniatures depicting scenes from the book of Genesis, unusually contained within architectural settings. Twenty-four historiated initials, initials decorated with human heads, and an abundance of marginal figures makes this manuscript exceptionally charming.
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Document identity
localId
30467
label
Book of Hours
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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30467
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Book of Hours
description
This Book of Hours was produced in the early fourteenth century in northeast France. The contents of the calendar suggest a Use of Saint-Omer, which was in the diocese of Thérouanne. The presence of a female figure kneeling in prayer accompanying the Pentecost suggests that the manuscript was made for a female owner. The calendar contains marginal illumination with the labors of the months and the zodiac symbols. There are seven full-page miniatures depicting scenes from the book of Genesis, unusually contained within architectural settings. Twenty-four historiated initials, initials decorated with human heads, and an abundance of marginal figures makes this manuscript exceptionally charming.
provenance
Unknown Spanish owner (?) [1], 17th century. Unknown owner with monogram ""J. L."", France (?), 2nd half 19th century [2]. Acquired by Lionel Harris, London, late 19th-early 20 century; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] Inscription on back flyleaf: ""252 fojas escritas""[2] Monogram added to the cover after rebinding
date
early 14th 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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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
9.3
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 5 1/8 × W: 3 11/16 in. (13 × 9.3 cm)
Source extras
style
Gothic
med
ink and pigments on parchment bound between boards covered with leather
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3461
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MSS
MED
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3316
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3604
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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19b136c12cae50c9