(Q8652)
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Book of hours : use of Metz.
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Pius XI, Pope, 1857-1939
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens
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Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
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[between 1375 and 1399]
14. century
1375Gregorian
1399Gregorian
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Extent: 180 leaves : parchment, color illustrations ; 105 x 71 (67 x 40) mm bound to 114 x 85 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Origin: Probably written in Metz in the late 14th century.
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Collation: Parchment, i (paper) + 180 + i (paper); 1¹² 2-5⁸ 6⁶ 7-10⁸ 11⁶ 12-15⁸ 16¹⁰ 17-18⁸ 19⁸ 20⁸(?) 21¹⁰ 22⁸; [1-180], modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto.
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Decoration: 10 half-page miniatures (Virgin and Child, nursing, f. 13r; arrest of Christ, f. 29v; Christ before Caiaphas, f. 46r; scourging of Christ, f. 54v; Christ carrying the Cross, f. 60r; Crucifixion, f. 65r; descent from the Cross, f. 70v; entombment of Christ, f. 81r; Christ in majesty, f. 89r; funeral scene with priests and monks, f. 113r) with 4- or 5-line initials and branching...
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Script: Written in a late Gothic book script.
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Layout: Written in 12 long lines; frame-ruled in faint ink.
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Binding: Modern red velvet over pasteboards with metal clasp.
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Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 6 Jul. 2010, lot 37.
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Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 11 Dec. 1979, lot 65, to an unidentified owner who held it until 2010.
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Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 15 June 1959, lot 150, to Maggs Bros. (London); appears in Maggs cat. 866 (1959), no. 66.
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Formerly owned by Achille Ratti (later Pope Pius XI); given to him by Pietro Larghi, heir of Ambrogio Roveda, 23 Apr. 1913 (inscription on verso of front endleaf).
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19 September 2023
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19 September 2023
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