Book of hours : manuscript, [ca. 1430 - ca. 1440]
- Title
- Book of hours : manuscript, [ca. 1430 - ca. 1440]
Alternative Title: Book of hours. French, Middle - Creator / Contributor
- Catholic Church
- Place of Origin
- France
- Language
- French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)
- Description
- Extent: 1 leaf : vellum ; 19 cm.
print - Abstract
- A single leaf containing the prayer beginning "Doulx dieu doulx pere". On the recto is a miniature of the last judgment, within a foliate border including an illuminated initial "D".
- Genre
- Manuscripts, Medieval-France-1400-1450.
Rules (layout features)
Catchwords. - Notes
- The miniature is in tempera, colored and gold inks, and gold leaf. It has been attributed to a follower of the Master of the Munich Golden Legend (active ca. 1430-1440). A previous attribution was to the circle of the Bedford Master. See curatorial file for both attributions.
"Our Saviour judging the world" - caption in a later hand at bottom of recto.
MS Typ 1012. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
The Houghton Library accession number 90M-16 and former Fogg Art Museum accession number 1980.8 should no longer be used in referring to this item.
Also available in an electronic version. - Series
- Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
- Repository
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
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