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Metadata

DS ID:

DS30514

Shelfmark:

ege-31

Title:

Ege leaf 31: 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); 18.5 cm x 12.75 cm

Former Owner(s):

Ege, Otto F.

Otto Ege WIKIDATA

Note:

Script: Gothic
Decoration: flowers (motif); foliage (motif); gold leaf; illuminations (painting); initials (layout features); line fillings; marginal illustrations; rubrics; rules (layout features); long-line format;
The following text is based on the original seller's label. 31. 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.
In the second half of the XVth century, the devout and wealthy laymen had a wide selection of Books of Hours from which to choose, both manuscript volumes and printed texts
These were often sold, in large cities, in book stalls erected directly in front of the main entrance to the cathedral
The first printed and illustrated Book of Hours appeared in 1486
It was a crude work, but later noted printers such as Verard, Du Pre, Pigouchet, and Kerver issued in great numbers Books of Hours with numerous illustrations and rich borders
The decorations were frequently hand colored and further embellished with touches of gold
These Books of Hours created a strong competition for the more costly manuscript copies
Customers who still preferred the manuscript format and could afford it also had a choice of many different types of decoration and could stipulate what quantity and quality of miniatures they desired
By this time the ivy spray had a variety of forms
It might be seen springing from an initial letter, from the end of a detached bar, in a separate panel in company with realistic flowers, or forming a three- or four-sided border intermixed with acanthus leaves and even birds, animals, and hybrid monsters which are neither man nor beast.
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/115

IIIF Manifest:

https://media.library.ohio.edu/iiif/2/p15808coll19:115/manifest.json

Holding Institution:

Ohio University