(Q43188)
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Book of hours (Diocese of Salisbury, England)
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Illuminations (paintings)--Belgium--16th century
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Books of hours--Belgium--16th century
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between 1500 and 1515
16. century
1500Gregorian
1515Gregorian
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Extent: ff. iii + 183 + iii : parchment ; 160 x 215 mm
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Book of Hours, Sarum use, written in the early sixteenth century in Flanders for export to England; a number of feminine forms (ff. 31, 75v, 78v, 82, 84v, 92v, 93, 95v, 106v, 108v) indicate that it was intended for a woman.
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Span folios: ff. 1-183v. Support: Parchment. Layout: 1-26 38(+1, f. 13 and 6, f. 18) 48 54(-4) 68(+1, f. 34 and 7, f. 40) 78 86(+1, f. 52, and 5, f. 56 and 8, f. 59) 96(+2, f. 62 and 5, f. 65 and 8, f. 68) 10-148 158(+3, f. 112) 168 178(+3, f. 129) 18-238. Ruled space, 126 x 90 mm; 20 long lines, ruled in pale red ink. Written in a gothic book hand.
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Decoration: Twelve full page illuminations of mediocre quality on the verso of inserted singletons, blank on the recto, except for 6 lines of text on f. 40. Full borders on the miniature page and the facing text page usually of naturalistic flowers, birds and insects against a thin yellow-gold wash. Major initials, 5-line, as brown or dark green branches against variously colored grounds that...
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 11/25/2009.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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