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Book of Hours
(Medieval Europe , Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This Book of Hours was produced in Bruges ca. 1440-50. Although it is misbound and missing several illuminations, those that survive reveal a striking collaboration of Spanish artists and a group of South Netherlandish illuminators known now as the Masters of the Gold Scrolls. The Spanish influence suggests that the manuscript was possibly created for a member of the Catalan community in Bruges, and the possibility of Spanish ownership is strengthened by the added seventeenth-century heraldic frontispiece containing arms connected to several families of Spanish origin.
Provenance
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Member of the Rojas or de la Chapelle family, Castille or Cambrai (?), 17th century [1]; Duchesse de Berry,
Exhibitions
| 1986 | The Naked and the Nude. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Belgium, Bruges
(Place of Origin)
France, Paris (Place of Binding)
Measurements
Folio H: 7 5/16 × W: 5 11/16 in. (18.6 × 14.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.270