(Q4690)
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Book of hours : use of Rouen.
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Claret de La Tourrette, Jacques-Annibal, 1692-1776
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Vasilevich, Dionysiĭ
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--French
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Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Latin
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens
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Latin, with calendar and accessory texts in French
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[circa 1475]
15. century
1475Gregorian
1475Gregorian
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Extent: 122 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 184 x 120 (98 x 61) mm bound to 192 x 138 mm
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Origin: Written and illuminated in Rouen, circa 1475.
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Collation: Parchment, fol. i (parchment) + 120 + i (parchment); 1¹² 2⁹ (+ 1, f. 13, before 1) 3³ 4-8⁸ 9² 10-14⁸ 15⁶.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Binding: 16th century, early; brown calf over wooden boards, blind-stamped with a panel of St. Barbara on the upper cover between the inscription Sancta Barbara/ora pro nobis and a panel of John the Baptist on the lower cover between the inscription Ung dieu sancte Johannes ung roy une foy/ora pro nobis une loy; attachments for two clasps; joints restored (Fogg).
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Decoration: 15 arched miniatures above three lines of text with three-line initials, with full borders (evangelists, f. 14r; Annunciation, with roundels of Adam and Eve with the serpent, the meeting of Mary's parents at the Golden Gate, and the marriage of Mary and Joseph, f. 25r; Visitation, f. 34r; Nativity, with roundels of shepherds with musical instruments and the Tiburtine Sibyl showing...
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Script: Written in a Gothic bookhand (textualis quadrata).
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Layout: Written in 16 long lines; frame-ruled in red ink; prickings in outer margin of some leaves.
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Ms. codex.
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Formerly owned by Dionysiĭ Vasilevich (modern inscription, f. i).
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Formerly owned by Madame Lespect (Rouen, 17th century, inscription by Nicolas Lepage, f. 13).
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Formerly owned by Jacques-Annibal Claret de La Tourette (Lyons, 1692-1776, engraved armorial bookplate dated 1719 inside upper cover)
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Formerly owned by Daniel-Marie, duc de Montfort (inscription, f. i)
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Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London), 2007.
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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