Book of Hours, c. 1450
Unknown French (Reims), 15th centuryexpand_more
Hand-illuminated black and red ink with miniatures in tempera and gold on vellum; bound volumeexpand_more
The Frank P. Leslie Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Leslie in memory of Mr. and Mrs. John Leslieexpand_more 67.60.54
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This Book of Hours would have been made for a wealthy-but probably not princely-patron. The illuminations are charming and awkward. As is often the case with manuscripts, serious business is accompanied by light-hearted diversion: here, a hunting scene of dogs pursuing a stag accompanies the Virgin's coronation by the Trinity. The illumination and large decorated initial, signal a new section in the book. The opening call and response verses are taken from the book of Psalms in the Latin Vulgate Bible. The readings are for the hour of compline, meaning that they are bedtime prayers.
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- Title
- Book of Hours
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 67.60.54
- Provenance
- Claude Louis de Dornon; L. Valentine (purchased March 4, 1880). (L. Weitz, Inc., New York, sold to Leslie, 4/08/51); Frank P. Leslie, Wayzata, Minn.; given to MIA, 1967.
- Curator Approved
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