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Book of Hours
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This Book of Hours, completed ca. 1440, is an example of the artistic production of the Masters of the Gold Scrolls, a group of illuminators primarily active in Bruges ca. 1410-50. The liturgical use combines Rome with a Rouen variant, particularly in the Hours of the Virgin. The book gives unusual emphasis to St. Jodocus, depicted first in the company of other saints and later as a single portrait at the head of his Suffrage (fols. 37v and 160r). SS. Christopher (fol. 161v) and Peter of Luxembourg (fol. 164v) are the only other saints illuminated in the Suffrages.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Léon Gruel, Paris, ca. 1900 [1]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, possibly 1905 [2]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] His bookplate inscribed with "N 4" in ink and a pencil notation below reading "No. 11 Coll. L. G."
[2] Possibly item 4 on a trimmed shipping list (from Walters curatorial file)
Exhibitions
| 2006-2007 | For This is My Body: The Medieval Missal. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1995 | To Hell and Back: Medieval Images of the Afterworld. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992 | Manuscript Illumination in Flanders. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1962 | The International Style: The Arts in Europe Around 1400. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/27/2014 | Treatment | binding stabilized; examined for digitization; media consolidation; splits mended |
Geographies
Belgium, Bruges (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 4 11/16 × W: 3 1/4 in. (11.9 × 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.211