(Q42990)
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Book of hours (Usus Romanus)
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Urfé, Claude d', 1501-1558
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La Vallière, Louis César de LaBaume LeBlanc de, 1708-1780
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Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
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Johnson, Manuel J. 1805-1859
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La Roche Lacarelle, Sosthène, baron de, 1816-1887
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Lignerolles, Raoul Léonor L'Homme Dieu du Tranchant, comte de, 1817-1893
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Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
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Illuminations (paintings)--Italy--16th century
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Books of hours--Italy--16th century
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1549
16. century
1549Gregorian
1549Gregorian
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Extent: ff. i + i + 85 + i + i : parchment ; 195 x 280 mm
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, written in Rome in 1549 by François Wydon for Claude d'Urfé, ambassador of the King of France to the Holy See. The scribe's name, François Wydon, and the place and date of copying are given in the dedication on f. 1.
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Span folios: ff. 1-85v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 18(-4, 8) 28(-2, 4) 38(-6) 4-118 122. 23 long lines, also in the calendar; no ruling visible. Written space, 232 x 155 mm. The main body of the text is in an upright humanistic script.
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Decoration: 24 almost full page illustrations in bistre. Full borders on every page, consisting of narrow purple bands with silver leafy tendrils; in ovals set within the top and bottom band are landscapes or ruins; in the ovals in the bands on the two sides are blue tendrils on a gold ground; square insets of color at the four corners. Initials, 6- to 2-line, in painted gold on...
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The full page illustrations in the calendar for the months of February, April, May, June and November have been cut out, with consequent loss of text.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/10/2009.
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Written for Claude d'Urfé, ambassador of the King of France to the Holy See; his arms appear on f. 1v, ensigned with the collar of the order of St. Michael (For a history of the d'Urfé library and a list of the surviving books, see A. Vernet, "Les Manuscrits de Claude d'Urfé (1501-1558) au Château de la Bastie," Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres: Comptes-Rendus (1976) 81-97). The...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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