(Q46673)
Statements
Book of hours
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Genty, Achille
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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
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Books of hours--France--15th century
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Manuscripts, Medieval--France--1400-1450
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ca. 1435
15. century
1435Gregorian
1435Gregorian
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Extent: 148] leaves : vellum, ill. ; 15 cm.
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Written in a gothic bookhand, possibly in Troyes, and ruled for 15 lines, calendar for 17 lines with feasts in red and black. Illustrated with 2 miniatures, ivy-vine borders, and decorated initials.
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Bound in 18th-cent. re-used vellum with leather ties.
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In a protective tray case, 18 cm.
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Signature of "Depouilly," ca. 1800 (ff. 1r, 30, 114v); signature of Achille Genty (described as "Epîtres, Evangiles, Litanies ... " but not found in his sale, Paris, 6 Jan. 1862).
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Bequest of Charles Sumner, 1874.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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