(Q43032)
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Book of hours (Usus Romanus)
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Bateman, William, 1787-1835
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Bateman, Thomas, 1821-1861
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Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909
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Books of hours--Belgium--15th century
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Illuminations (paintings)--Belgium--15th century
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Historiated initials--Belgium--15th century
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between 1450 and 1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: ff. i + i + 180 + i : parchment ; 140 x 200 mm
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, written in the second half of the fifteenth century for the use in the diocese of Bruges, to judge from the saints in the calendar.
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Span folios: ff. 1-180v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 1-26 36(+ the miniature, f. 13, and 1 other leaf in the first half) 48(+2, f. 22) 510(+1, f. 30) 66(+5, f. 45) 710 86 910 106 1110 126 1312(+12, f. 107) 146 1510 166(+3, f. 127) 1710 186 1910 206 2110 226(+1 leaf in the second half). Ruled space, 105 x 70 mm; 14 long lines ruled in purple or pale red ink; pricking in the 3 outer margins...
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Decoration: Six full page illustrations in slightly arched compartments, on the verso of inserted singletons which are blank on the recto. The miniatures are by a follower of Willem Vrelant. A 5-line historiated initial on a gold ground on f. 162 (Obsecro te) represents the Pietà. Secondary initials, 2-line on cusped grounds, 1-line on square grounds, both in gold on pink or blue grounds with...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/15/2009.
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Belonged to William Bateman and to his son, Thomas Bateman; their collection, sold by order of the Court of Chancery, Sotheby's, 25 May 1893, lot 1040 to Quaritch. Belonged to Robert Hoe, Cat. (1909) pp. 23-24; his sale, Anderson, New York, 1912, pt. III, n. 2064 to G. D. Smith. Precise source and date of acquisition by Henry E. Huntington unknown.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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