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Attributed to Master of the Missal of Amboise Le Veneur

Book of Hours (use of Rouen), ca. 1510

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Description

Maker

Title

Book of Hours (use of Rouen)

Year

ca. 1510

Medium

Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum, bound in purple velvet

Materials/Techniques

Supports

Dimensions

21.3 x 14.3 x 3.2 cm (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 inches)

Place

Rouen; France

Type

Credit

Museum purchase in honor of Dr. Arnold-Peter Weiss; Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2011.30

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

European Galleries

These privately commissioned books paired prayers to be recited at different times of day with images, usually depicting scenes from the life of Jesus or Mary. This example could have been hung from a belt by a chain attached to a decorative cover. Thin strips of curled silver form the filigree panels. The densely ornamented bands feature animals and foliage in shining relief, contrasted with the incised ground filled with niello, a dark inlay of silver, lead, copper, and sulfur.

Use

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