Accession number
MS M.293
Object title
Book of hours (MS M.293).
Created
France, Besançon, ca. 1430.
Binding
French 19th century green velvet, gauffered edges; in blue morocco case lettered: Hours for Besançon Paris School - c. 1440
Credit line
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1907.
Description
164 leaves (1 column, 15 lines), bound : vellum, ill. ; 195 x 142 mm
Provenance
Prince Napoléon sale (London, Dec. 16, 1872, not found in the cat.); purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from L. Badin in Mar. 1907; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).
Notes
Book of hours for the use of Besançon, lacking calendar; written and illuminated in France, Besançon, ca. 1430.
Decoration: 19 miniatures with elaborate borders.
Artist: The identification of the illuminator with Jean Antoyne, a follower of the Egerton Master, is not credible.
Revised: 2024
Decoration: 19 miniatures with elaborate borders.
Artist: The identification of the illuminator with Jean Antoyne, a follower of the Egerton Master, is not credible.
Revised: 2024
Script
textura
Language
Latin and French
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