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Book of Hours
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This Book of Hours was created ca. 1450-55 in Bruges by Willem Vrelant and associates. It was commissioned for its first owners, a husband and wife, who are depicted on fols. 138r and 150v, respectively. This book contains eighteen extant miniatures, including many unusual thematic depictions, such as the Buffeting of Christ (fol. 24r) in the Hours of the Cross, and a very Dürer-like depiction of the Holy Face in the Suffrages (fol. 146r).
Provenance
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Eugéne Paillet, Paris, mid-late 19th century; purchased by Damascéne Morgand, 1887. Purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, early 20th century; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2002 | A Renaissance Gem Revealed: Petrarch's Triumphs Disbound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1997 | Images of Devotion: Personal Piety in Medieval Manuscripts and Ivories. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1996 | Daily Life in Medieval Books. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1992 | Manuscript Illumination in Flanders. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1990 | Outdoor Space in Medieval Book Illumination. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1988 | Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2014 | Treatment | binding stabilized; examined for digitization; media consolidation |
Measurements
Folio H: 6 1/16 × W: 3 15/16 in. (15.4 × 10 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.220
