(Q43158)
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Church, Elihu Dwight, 1835-1908
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Illuminations (paintings)--France--15th century
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Books of hours--France--15th century
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between 1450 and 1499
15. century
1450Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: ff. ii + i + 78 + ii : parchment ; 137 x 190 mm
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Book of Hours written in France probably for use in St. Quentin, in the second half of the fifteenth century.
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Span folios: ff. 1-78v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 16 2-98(through f. 70) 10 (ff. 71-78, of uncertain structure, stitching between ff. 74-75; ff. 75-76 constitute a bifolium; f. 77v bears the offset of a full border of black ivy spray which evidently included some blue acanthus). No catchwords or signatures visible. Ruled space, 110 x 75 mm; 22 long lines, ruled in pale red ink, except for...
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Decoration: Thirteen large miniatures above 8 lines of text, all with a pinkish hue to the coloring; in some, the faces have been outlined in black ink at a later date. Some smaller miniatures. Major initials, 6- and 5-line, as white shaded ribbons, enclosing naturalistic flowers on a gold ground, the outer ground of brick red decorated in gold. On the miniature pages, where the major initials...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 10/17/2009.
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Belonged to E. Dwight Church; in his Catalogue . . . of English Literature (1909) vol. 1, n. 405, with plate of f. 35v. Acquired by Henry E. Huntington with the Church collection in 1911.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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