Book of Hours

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Illuminated Manuscript. Book of Hours. Fol. 14v: Hours of the Virgin, Matins, Annunciation, in border pot with lilies, Daernik arms, and initials H and D. Grote, Geert. Master of Catharina van Doornik and other artists. Parchment, iii paper flyleaves + ii contemporary parchment flyleaves + 273 fols. + i paper flyleaf, 145 x 94 (89 x 58) mm, 15 long lines, ruled in purple ink, leaves lost between fols. 72 â 73, 138 â 139, 265 â 266. BINDING: 17th century, inlaid and richly tooled red, green and brown leather over pasteboards, sewn on 5 supports, red and green endbands, edges gilt an gauffered; modern spine repair. Arnhem, Northern Netherlands, and Cologne, Germany. 1460-1480. CONTENTS: fols. 1r â 12v Calendar; fols. 15r â 72v Hours of the Virgin; fols. 73r â 98v Hours of the Holy Spirit; fols. 100r â 136v Hours of the Cross; fol. 139r â 167v Hours of the Eternal Wisdom (begins imperfectly); fols. 167v â 169v Communion prayer; fols. 171r â 200v Penitential Psalms and Litany; fols. 202r â 245r Office of the Dead; fols. 256r â 263r Prayers at Mass; fols. 263r â 272v Suffrages. DECORATION: Six full-page framed miniatures with full floral borders on plain parchment grounds, some including motifs related to the miniature: fol. 14v Hours of the Virgin, Matins, Annunciation, in border pot with lilies, Daernik arms, and initials H and D; fol. 99v Hours of the Cross, Crucifixion, in border half-length angels with Instruments of the Passion; fol. 138v Hours of the Eternal Wisdom, Coronation of the Virgin; fol. 170v Penitential Psalms, David penitent; fol. 201v Office of the Dead, Angel carrying a blessed soul to heaven, souls of damned burning in Hell-Mouth, in border devils carrying souls in wheelbarrow; fol. 269v Suffrages, St Barbara reading in front of walled garden with tower. ORNAMENTATION: Blue or pink white-patterned initials [9 ll.] with foliage infill on gold grounds and three-sided floral borders on plain parchment grounds at major text divisions; blue white-patterned initials [3 â 4 ll.] with floral infill on gold grounds and partial spraywork borders with flowers and gold leaves at lesser text divisions; alternate blue and red penwork initials [2 â 4 ll.] with red or purple pen flourish; alternate red and blue one-line penwork initials; capitals highlighted in red.
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