Accession number
MS M.453
Object title
Book of hours (MS M.453).
Created
Paris, France, ca. 1425-1430.
Binding
18th-century French or Belgian green morocco, gold-tooled.
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911.
Description
193 leaves (1 column, 16 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 223 x 158 mm
Provenance
Formerly in the Leboeuf de Montgermont Collection; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Ed. Rahir in Paris in 1911; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Ms. book of hours for the use of Paris; written and illuminated in Paris, France, ca. 1425-1430.
Decoration: 2 full page (on separate bifolios) and 20 large miniatures with border medallions and 48 calendar illustrations.
The marginal decoration usually repeats itself from recto to verso with some exceptions in the calendar.
Artists: Master of Morgan 453 and a follower of the Bedford Master.
Revised: 2015
Decoration: 2 full page (on separate bifolios) and 20 large miniatures with border medallions and 48 calendar illustrations.
The marginal decoration usually repeats itself from recto to verso with some exceptions in the calendar.
Artists: Master of Morgan 453 and a follower of the Bedford Master.
Revised: 2015
Script
textura
Language
Latin and French
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