Book of Hours, France, mid 15th century, fragment - recto |
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| Title | Book of Hours, France, mid 15th century, fragment. |
| Description | A Book of Hours was the primary text for private lay devotion in the late middle ages and Renaissance. Consisting of the cycle of prayers to be recited at the eight canonical hours or established times for prayers throughout the day, the content of a Book of Hours centers on devotion to the Virgin Mary. Although the text dates to the tenth century, when it was used exclusively by members of the clergy, Books of Hours emerged to meet the needs of lay people who wished to organize their daily lives around regular hours for prayer. A Book of Hours typically included a liturgical calendar, psalms, creeds, and hymns. Books of Hours were widely-admired and desired luxury items, usually tailored by professional scribes and artists according to the owner's taste and wealth. Often the text was decorated with gold and silver illuminations or miniature paintings depicting the life of Jesus or scenes from the Gospels. This fifteenth century Book of Hours, while not attributed to a particular scribe, was completed in Tours at the time of Jean Fouquet (1420-1480), who was considered one of the greatest French painters of the fifteenth century. It has 19 lines on each page. |
| Subject |
Book of Hours--France--Illustrations Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France Manuscripts, Medieval Illuminations 1200-1500 |
| Language Name | Latin |
| Language Script | Batarde (Lettre Bourguignon, Cursiva Bastarda, Cursiva Formata) |
| Place Original | Tours (France) |
| Date Original | 1450? |
| Object Type | Illuminated manuscripts |
| Ornamentation | Illuminated one line initials are in gold on red or blue backgrounds decorated and filled ind with fanciful curvilinear designs. Line fillers have illuminated interlace or floral designs in gold on red or blue backgrounds. Recto and verso have single edge foliate borders incorporating vine stems, bud forms and terminals, oval leaves, ancanthus, and four-petaled flowers in red, gold, blue, green and black. |
| Source | 14.1 x 9.0 cm. vellum leaf from an illuminated manuscript (s.xv mid). Item no. 2006.mss.08 in the Pzena Collection, University of Louisville Rare Books. |
| Citation Information | See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/mss#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
| Collection | Illuminating the Manuscript Leaves |
| Collection Website | http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss/ |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Rare Books |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: https://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | ULRB 2006.mss.08 |
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| Title | Book of Hours, France, mid 15th century, fragment - recto |
| Citation Information | See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/mss#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file). |
| Collection | Illuminating the Manuscript Leaves |
| Collection Website | http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss/ |
| Digital Publisher | University of Louisville Rare Books |
| Format | image/jp2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: https://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering. |
| Image Number | 2006.mss.08r |
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