(Q931)
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Master of the Brotherhood of Ste. Catherine
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Traces of a library stamp on f. 1. Acquired from Robson and Kerslake (according to de Ricci) by Daniel B. Fearing of Newport, Rhode Island who gave it to the Grolier Club in 1908.
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s. XV(med); 1440-1460
15. century
1440Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Binding: Bound in modern black morocco with gilt arabesque designs by Riviere and Son, 1889; spine gilt in 6 panels; edges gilt.
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Figurative details, ff. 1-154v: 13 half-page miniatures in arched frames.
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Script, ff. 1-154v: Gothic.
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Layout, ff. 1-154v: 19 gatherings mainly of 8 leaves; 16 long lines (17 long lines in the calendar).
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Bibliography: De Ricci, p. 1290.
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ff. 1-154v: Artist of the Annunciation with some similarties to the Master of Thomas Hoo; secondary artist provisionally named as above from The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, MS 76 E 18; both artists in the tradition of the Boucicaut Master and the Bedford Master.
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ff. 1-154v: Latin.
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ff. 1-154v: Full calendar in French; gospel pericopes; Obsecro te & O intemerata (masc. forms); Hours of the BVM; Penitential psalms & litany; Short hours of the Cross and of the Holy Spirit; Office of the dead; prayers in French (Sonet 458, 504, 1876).
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This description is based on the extensive work of Prof. James Marrow.
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ff. 1-154v: We thank Prof. James Marrow for naming the artist, and for his collaboration with Francois Avril in identifying parallel manuscripts.
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9 June 2023
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9 June 2023
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