An illuminated Book of Hours on vellum

Workshop of a Parisian illuminator · Circa 1470 · France

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Description

Latin manuscript on vellum, 184 leaves, nine large miniatures, gold-ground initials and full acanthus borders.

Medium

Ink, tempera and gold leaf on vellum

Dimensions

Leaf 168 × 118 mm

Condition report

Vellum clean and supple; slight cockling to the first quire. Later calf binding, rebacked.

Provenance

Written for a Parisian patron circa 1470; by descent until 1911; private library, Geneva.