Accession number:
MS M.1100
Title:
Book of hours
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.
Ox head watermark 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
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