(Q43173)
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Maître François, style of
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Illuminations (paintings)--France--15th century
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Books of hours--France--15th century
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between 1450 and 1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: ff. i + 166 + i : parchment ; 90 x 126 mm
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Support: Parchment.
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Script: Bâtarde.
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Layout: 112 2-38 48(-1 and 8, before ff. 29 and 35) 58(-4 and 5, after f. 37) 6-118 126(-6, after f. 93, cancelled by the scribe) 138(-1, before f. 94) 14-198 208(-1, before f. 149) + ff. 156-166, of uncertain structure (ff. 159-160 and 165-166 are bifolia). Ruled space, 63 x 44 mm; 15 long lines, ruled in pale red ink.
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Span folios: ff. 1-166v.
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Decoration: Nine large miniatures in arched compartments above 4 lines of text; the outer borders contain the initials C. and C. often united with a lovers' knot, pansies, columbines and red, brown and black droplets against a painted gold ground. The miniatures are partially repainted in the faces. The small miniatures for the suffrages, 25 x 25 mm., 6-line, are by a less capable artist.
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Rubrics in blue.
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Assigned Date: s. XV2.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke`, 11/23/2009.
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Written in France in the second half of the fifteenth century for owners whose names may have been Claude and Catherine, as indicated by the frequent use of the initials C. and C. in the decoration, and by the possible owner representation in the miniature of St. Claude, f. 155; the name of Catherine is suggested, less firmly, by the rather uncommon prominence given to Catherine of Siena, f...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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