(Q2645)
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Limgourg and Rohan Master, in the style of
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Ce livre est et appartient à Escuyer Charles Busnel, sieur de la Retardaye, 1645i and by descent in the Busnel family of Montoray, to Henri-Jacques-François Busnel (1774) and Françoise Busnel (1824), who in 1842 gave it to her niece Julie de Busnel; Librairie Belin, Paris, cat. 171 (1892), no. 1331; Elisabeth Ball 1897-1982), of Muncie, Indiana; part of her bequest to the Lilly Library, 1982.
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Francoise Jullienne, on flyleaf.
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s. XV(2/4); 1425-1450
15. century
1425Gregorian
1450Gregorian
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Binding: Bound in old burgundy velvet over pasteboards, one metal clasp (of two), gilt edges; in a fawn cloth case.
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Figurative details, ff. 1-213v: 19 miniatures with full borders, showing Saint John on Patmos (fol. 13r, Gospel sequence), Saint Luke (fol. 15r, Gospel sequence), Saint Mark (fol. 17r, Gospel sequence, here called ‘Matthew’ in the rubric), Saint Matthew (fol. 19r, Gospel sequence, here called ‘Mark’ in the rubric), the Pietà (fol. 21r, Passion Sequence), the Annunciation (fol. 33r, Matins...
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Other decoration, ff. 1-213v: headings in red, illuminated initials and line-fillers throughout; every text page with a three-quarter illuminated border, by more than one hand.
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Script, ff. 1-213v: Liturgical textura.
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Layout, ff. 1-213v: Collation: i#^12#, ii#^8#, iii#^4#, iv–xiii#^8#,xiv#^6#, xv–xvii#^8#, xviii#^10#, xix–xxv#^8#, xxvi#^7# [of 8, lacking iii, after fol. 203], xxvii#^6#, with one catchword (fol. 200v); ruled in red ink, 14 lines, written-space 82 mm. by 51 mm.
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ff. 1-213v: Two of the miniatures here are copied from compositions in the Belles Heures, or at least from drawings clearly based on the Limbourgs’ designs: The stance of the shepherd on fol. 73r, derives from fol. 52r of the Belles Heures. The Flight into Egypt (fol. 88v), with the Virgin and Child facing away from the viewer is taken quite closely from fol. 63r of the Belles Heures, where it...
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ff. 1-213v: Latin.
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f. 1r-213r: Use of Rome. The text comprises: a Calendar, in French (fol. 1r), with an entry for every day, including in red Saints Ivo (19 May), Denis (9 October) and Martin (11 November); the Gospel Sequences (fol. 13r); the Passion Sequence (fol. 21r); the Obsecro te (fol. 25r) and O intemerata (fol. 29r); the Hours of the Virgin [Use of Rome] (fol. 33r), ending with the Advent office (fol...
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28 June 2023
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28 June 2023
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