(Q42984)
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Bedford Master Workshop
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Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843
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Lawrence, Edwin Henry
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Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
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Illuminations (paintings)--France--15th century
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Books of hours--France--15th century
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between 1440 and 1460
15. century
1440Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: ff. ii + 214 + ii : parchment ; 170 x 235 mm
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Book of hours, use of Paris, written in the middle of the fifteenth century in France, probably Paris.
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Span folios: ff. 1-214v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 112 28 38(-2, after f. 21) 4-118 126(through f. 97) 13-238 246(through f. 191) 25-268 278(-8). Catchwords in a small careful gothic script in the center of the lower margin. Ruled space, 107 x 65 mm; 15 long lines, ruled in a rather vivid pink; pricking occasionally present in the upper and lower margins. Written in two sizes of gothic...
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Decoration: Nineteen large miniatures usually in arched compartments above 4 lines of text; most borders consist of a decorated wide gold band in a U-shape around both text and miniature, with an outer border of ivy vine and regularly arranged, brightly colored acanthus leaves and flowers. The miniatures and by several artists of the workshop of the Master of the Duke of Bedford. Small...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/10/2009.
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Given by John Webb to Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; in the Bibliotheca Sussexiana, A Descriptive Catalogue...of the Manuscripts and Printed Books contained in the Library of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Sussex, by Thomas J. Pettigrew (London 1827) vol. I, pt. 1, n. 129 with a plate of f. 134; his sale, Evans, London, 31 July 1844, pt. II, n. 187 to James Baker; his sale, London, 24...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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