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Master of Morgan 85, active 1490-1520
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Hurault de Chivernay
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Williams, Theodore
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Firmin-Didot, Ambroise, 1790-1876
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Norris Elkins, Lisa
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1510-1520
16. century
1510Gregorian
1520Gregorian
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Extent: iii+146+iii; 79 x 53 mm bound to 83 x 57 mm; parchment
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The Master of Morgan 85 (fl. c. 1501-1520) is named after a Book of Hours in the Pierpont Morgan Library; he was part of the large and productive workshop of Jean Pichore, a Parisian illuminator of the 16th century; Jean Pichore worked for an impressive roster of clients, including King Louis XII and Cardinal Georges d'Ambroise, archbishop of Rouen
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For the Hurault de Chivernay (Cheverny) genealogy, see De la Chenaye des Bois, Dictionnaire de la Noblesse, X, cols. 884-904
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Binding: English blue morocco, motto "Deus alit me" and crest of Theodore Williams on upper cover; his mantled arms are stamped on lower cover, gilt and gauffered edges, late nineteenth century
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Layout: One column of twenty lines, ruled in faint red ink; written area: 57 x 30 mm
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Script: Humanistic
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Decoration: One full-page miniature; fifteen three-quarter page miniatures; three small, seven-line miniatures; illuminated initials and line-fillers throughout
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Related resource: Catalogue of the Splendid and Valuable Library of Rev. Theodore Williams, Stewart, Wheatley and Adlard, London, April 1827, p. 93, lot. 919.
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Related resource: Catalogue of the splendid, curious and valuable library of the late Philip Hurd, Esq., Evans, London, 29 March 1832, lot. 627.
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Related resource: Livres precieux, manuscrits et imprimes faisant partie de la bibliotheque de M. Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Pawlowski & Labitte, Paris, 26 May 1879, lot 29.
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Related resource: Catalogue of manuscripts and books bought at the sale of part II of the Didot collection, Bernard Quaritch, London, June 1879, no. 9.
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Related resource: Cat. 332: Catalogue of manuscripts: miniatures & drawings; and of books relating to them, Bernard Quaritch, November 1880, no. 89.
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Related resource: Supplement to the Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, originated by C. U. Faye, continued and edited by W. H. Bond (New York: The Bibliographical Society of America, 1962), pp. 451-452, no. 24.
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Related resource: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Leaves of Gold: Manuscript Illumination from Philadelphia Collections, edited by James R. Tanis (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001), p. 118, n.5.
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Related resource: Jean-Luc Deuffic, "Les Heures de Hurault de Cheverny," in Pecia: Le livre et l'écrit 7 (2009): 17-19 (article pp. 13-30).
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Provenance: Executed for a man of the Hurault de Chivernay (Cheverny) family of Brittany, bearing his arms, or a cross azure, each canton charged with the sun's shadow gules (fols. 26v, 86r, and 102v); collection of Rev. Theodore Williams (his armorial on front and back covers); his sale, Stewart, Wheatley and Adlard, London, 5 April 1827, lot 919, to Philip Hurd; his sale, Evans, London, 29...
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Judith Weston
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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