Accession number
MS M.1100
Object title
Book of hours (MS M.1100).
Display Date
late 15th century.
Created
France, late 15th century.
Binding
19th-century tan calf gilt by Abich; inscribed Prières on spine.
Description
82 leaves, (1 column, 21 lines), bound : paper ; 140 x 104 mm
Provenance
Probably written for monastic (Benedictine?) use; Maisonneuve et cie. Editeurs, France, 19th century (label pasted on inside front pastedown, with engraved Tower of Babel motif ); purchased at Swann Galleries, New York, 12 November 1996, lot 182, on the Acquisitions Fund.
Notes
Ms. book of hours written in northern France, later 15th century.
Watermark: ox head similar to Briquet 14203, registered for Luxeuil 1497-1502.
Booksellers' label pasted on inside front pastedown, with engraved Tower of Babel motif, Maisonneuve et cie. Editeurs A la Tour de Babel.
Watermark: ox head similar to Briquet 14203, registered for Luxeuil 1497-1502.
Booksellers' label pasted on inside front pastedown, with engraved Tower of Babel motif, Maisonneuve et cie. Editeurs A la Tour de Babel.
Script
cursive
Language
Latin
Resources
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