(Q43125)
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Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
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Books of hours--France--15th century
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Illuminations (paintings)--France--16th century
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between 1400 and 1415
15. century
1400Gregorian
1415Gregorian
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Extent: ff. iii + 195 + ii + iii : parchment ; 108 x 156 mm
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Book of Hours, use of Paris, written in France in the early fifteenth century with illuminations apparently added in the early sixteenth century.
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Span folios: ff. 1-195v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 16 28 36(through f. 20) 48 58(+9, f. 37) 62(through f. 39) 7-118 128(-8, after f. 86) 13-158 162(+1 at the beginning, through f. 113) 178(through f. 121) 188(-4, 5, after f. 124) 198 206 218(-1, before f. 142) 22-268 276(+7, f. 195). Ruled space, 93 x 60 mm; 14 long lines, ruled in pale red ink. Written in a gothic script.
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Decoration: Twelve large miniatures above 5 or 4 lines of text, with both text and miniature enclosed by painted gold architectural borders; the paintings may have been added in the early sixteenth century in the empty spaces reserved for that purpose, since the style of the illuminations and that of the initials seem at variance. Small miniatures enclosed by simple gold frames. 4- and 3-line...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/17/2009.
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The owner in the sixteenth century may have been a woman named "Jeanne," as suggested by the illumination on f. 29. Belonged to Robert Hoe, and discussed by him in his Lecture on Bookbinding as a Fine Art, delivered before the Grolier Club, February 26, 1885 (New York, Grolier Club 1886) pl. 63; Grolier Club (1892) n. 47; Exhibition of Silver, Embroidered and Curious Bookbindings (New York...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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