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The Hague, KB, 131 H 9

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Contents:

Book of Hours (use of Rome)

Place of origin, date:

Central(?) France; c. 1490-1500

Material:

Vellum, ff. 139, 130x84 (72x38) mm, 17 lines, littera hybrida, Binding: 18th-century brown leather; gilt

Decoration:

2 full-page miniatures (actually larger than full-page; 100x60 mm) with border decoration; 8 full-page miniatures (actually larger than full-page and containing 3 lines of text; 100x60 mm) with decorated initials and border decoration; decorated initials (ff. 20r,20v, 22r, 24r, 25r, etc.)

Provenance:

Purchased in 1900 from J. Tregaskis, London

Annotation:

Calendar: feasts in red include: St. Eligius (25 June), St. Martialis (30 June), Lupus and Egidius (1 September), St. Denis (9 October). 5 opening leaves, containing miniatures, missing before f. 19 (Gospel Lessons, Matthew), ff. 19, 43, 51, 65 (Hours of the Virgin,Matins, Prime, Sext, Compline)

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