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Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis

A work made of manuscript with 88 folios, 13 miniatures and other decorations in tempera and gold leaf, with latin littera textualis inscriptions in brown black ink, ruled in red, on parchment bound in golden brown morocco, gold-tooled, over pasteboard, with gilt edges (semé) and laid paper end papers.
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  • A work made of manuscript with 88 folios, 13 miniatures and other decorations in tempera and gold leaf, with latin littera textualis inscriptions in brown black ink, ruled in red, on parchment bound in golden brown morocco, gold-tooled, over pasteboard, with gilt edges (semé) and laid paper end papers.

Date:

1460 (binding 1580/90)

Artist:

French (possibly Besançon)

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 238

Department

Prints and Drawings

Title

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1455–1465

Medium

Manuscript with 88 folios, 13 miniatures and other decorations in tempera and gold leaf, with Latin littera textualis inscriptions in brown black ink, ruled in red, on parchment bound in golden brown morocco, gold-tooled, over pasteboard, with gilt edges (semé) and laid paper end papers

Dimensions

Parchment: 17.5 × 12 cm (6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Sarah Raymond Fitzwilliam

Reference Number

1917.796

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