(Q43122)
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Huth, Henry, 1815-1878
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Books of hours--England--15th century
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between 1400 and 1415
15. century
1400Gregorian
1415Gregorian
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Extent: ff. iii + 10 + iii : parchment ; 127 x 170 mm
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Fragment (the ending quire and leaves) from a Book of Hours written probably in England, although the border foliage on f. 1 resembles the work of northeastern France.
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Span folios: ff. 1-10v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 18 + 2 leaves; no catchword or signatures. Ruled space, 115 x 73 mm; 22 long lines, ruled in pale red ink. Written in a gothic book hand.
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Decoration: Opening initial in patterned dark pink on a cusped gold ground with infilling of colored trilobe leaves; U-shaped frame around text of colored and gold strips; reversed C-shaped bracket border of black ivy spray, with red and blue acanthus leaves at the upper right corner, and a dark pink and green burst in the lower right corner; multicolored flowers and gold motifs. 2-line...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 9/17/2009.
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In the library of Henry Huth and in his catalogue, The Huth Library (London 1880) vol. 4, p. 1231; sold by his son, Alfred H. Huth, Sotheby's, 8 July 1918, pt. VII, lot 6248 to G. D. Smith. Acquired from Smith by Henry E. Huntington in September 1918.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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