Book of Hours (DS4821) (Q21963)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 11:15A, Lewis E M 11:15A, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_011_015a.html)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Book of Hours (DS4821) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Free Library of Philadelphia (Lewis E M 11:15A, Lewis E M 11:15A, https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_011_015a.html) |
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4 December 2023
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1485-1499
15. century
1485Gregorian
1499Gregorian
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Extent: 54 x 84 mm; parchment
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Lamentation
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This miniature was painted by the French illuminator Jean Poyer, active in Tours, ca. 1483-1503. Some scholars believe that the miniature is from a now lost book of hours mentioned in an entry in the accounts of Anne of Brittany (d. 1514), queen of Charles VIII of France (r. 1483-1498) and patron of Jean Poyer. The document records a payment made to the artist in 1497 for 23 miniatures, 271...
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The leaf has been dated to the mid 1490s.
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Script: Bastarda
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14 April 2025
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