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Metadata

DS ID:

DS30492

Shelfmark:

ege-30

Title:

Ege leaf 30: Book of hours, France, 1400s

Book of hours

Place:

France

France TGN

Date:

1400s

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

Vellum (parchment)

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf; Vellum (parchment); 18.25 cm x 12.75 cm

Former Owner(s):

Ege, Otto F.

Otto Ege WIKIDATA

Ricketts, C. L. (Coella Lindsay), 1859-1941

Coella Lindsay Ricketts WIKIDATA

Note:

Script: Gothic
Decoration: borders (ornament areas); flowers (motif); foliage (motif); gold leaf; illuminations (painting); initials (layout features); line fillings; marginal illustrations; long-line format;
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 30. VELLUM LEAF FROM AN ILLUMINATED MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPT
FRANCE
Middle XVth Century
Latin Text
Angular Gothic Script
Book of Hours
(Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis)
FROM THE COLLECTION OF OTTO F. EGE.
The text of a Book of Hours consists of Gospels of the Nativity, prayers for the Canonical Hours, the Penitential Psalms, the Litany, and other prayers
The beauty of the rich borders found in some of these books frequently claims our attention more than the text
In these borders it is easy to recognize the ivy leaf and the holly, but is usually more difficult to identify the daisy, thistle, cornbottle, and wild stock
The monks had no hesitancy in letting these flowers grow from a common stem
Because of the translucency of vellum, the flowers, stems, and leaves of the border were carefully superimposed on the reverse side in order to avoid a blurred effect.
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century

Keyword:

Books of hours

Manuscripts

Institutional Record:

http://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/p15808coll19/id/139

IIIF Manifest:

https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:139/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Ohio University