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Source Description
This early sixteenth-century book of hours 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
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33303
label
The Aussem Hours
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title
The Aussem Hours
description
This early sixteenth-century book of hours 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
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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cm
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17
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12
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 6 11/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (17 x 12 cm); Folio H: 6 1/2 × W: 4 3/4 in. (16.5 × 12.1 cm)
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ink and pigments on medium-weight cream-colored parchment bound between boards covered with leather
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