(Q43101)
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Illuminations (paintings)--France--15th century
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Books of hours--France--15th century
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between 1400 and 1415
15. century
1400Gregorian
1415Gregorian
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Extent: ff. i + 183 + i : parchment ; 121 x 168 mm
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Book of Hours written in the early fifteenth century for use in the area of Paris.
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Span folios: ff. 1-183v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 16(-1) 2-36 4-68 78(-1, before f. 42) 8-138 148(-7, before f. 103) 156(ff. 104-109) 164(ff. 110-113); these 2 quires originally formed a single gathering with the 2 bifolia of quire 16 as the outer leaves) 17-248 25 (6 leaves of uncertain structure). Catchwords in the script of the text in the center lower margin. Ruled space, 98 x 65 mm; 14...
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Decoration: Twelve miniatures within square compartments above 4 lines of text; both text and miniatures enclosed by U-shaped frames which derive from the initial. 3-line initials in white-decorated blue or pink on gold grounds, one containing a grotesque (f. 107); 3-, 2- and 1-line initials in burnished gold on pink grounds with blue infilling or vice versa. Rubrics in an orange-tinged red...
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The illuminated leaves have an irregular series of holes across the top, possibly where protective coverings for the miniatures were sewn. The margins of ff. 125 and 180 have been almost entirely replaced with parchment; numerous other small repairs occur throughout the volume; the stub which now holds f. 98 in place (the conjunct to the missing leaf before f. 103) bears writing in a sixteenth...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/16/2009.
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The name "Caesar Sacre" in a sixteenth century[?] hand on f. 112v. Obtained by Henry E. Huntington from the book dealer Charles Sessler of Philadelphia.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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