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De Grey Hours

Illustration — De Grey Hours (NLW MS 15537C), folio 24v. John the Baptist The De Grey Hours (NLW MS 15537C) is a book of hours that was produced in Flanders, where the artist tailored the manuscript for the English market by including a miniature of St Thomas Becket and naming appropriate festivals in the Calendar. There are sixty-seven illustrations in the De Grey Hours, including illuminated miniatures and historiated initials.

Also recorded as NLW MS 15537C

De Grey Hours

An illustration of St John the Baptist from the 'De Grey' book of hours

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Date
1500.
Language
Latin.
Held by
National Library of Wales and NLW General Manuscripts.

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Illustration — De Grey Hours (NLW MS 15537C), folio 24v. John the Baptist The De Grey Hours (NLW MS 15537C) is a book of hours that was produced in Flanders, where the artist tailored the manuscript for the English market by including a miniature of St Thomas Becket and naming appropriate festivals in the Calendar. There are sixty-seven illustrations in the De Grey Hours, including illuminated miniatures and historiated initials.

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