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Hours of John the Fearless

Illustration — Saint Andrew in the book The Hours of John the Fearless was an illuminated book of Hours produced in Flanders between 1406 and 1415 for John the Fearless. It contains 12 illustrated saints' calendars, 28 major miniatures and rectangular and acanthus-leaf borders, all following the Rome liturgy of the Hours. It is now in the Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris.

Hours of John the Fearless

Hours of John the Fearless, Livre d'heures de Jean sans Peur - BNF NAL3055 - f172

Maîtres de Guillebert de Mets · This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b525095563/f348 · Public domain

Date
1500
Language
Latin
Material
parchment
Held by
Bibliothèque nationale de France

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Illustration — Saint Andrew in the book The Hours of John the Fearless was an illuminated book of Hours produced in Flanders between 1406 and 1415 for John the Fearless. It contains 12 illustrated saints' calendars, 28 major miniatures and rectangular and acanthus-leaf borders, all following the Rome liturgy of the Hours. It is now in the Bibliothéque Nationale, Paris.

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Hours of John the Fearless is dated 1500. It is in Latin. It is held at Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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