Book of Hours
F-7cr6
Toronto, ON, The Robertson Davies Library at Massey College, Gurney Pam 0013
Andreea Marin, Massey College 2022 (Born Digital)
General Information
Title Book of Hours
Shelfmarks Gurney Pam 0013
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Paris, France
Date of Origin 1497-1520
Persons probable involvement of Philippe Pigouchet.
General Remarks
This is printed on parchment. Potential incunabula. 1 leaf from a larger Book of Hours with text from Psalm 37, 50 (i.e. part of the Seven Penitential Psalms)
Original Condition
Page Height 167 mm
Page Width 108 mm
Height of Written Area 105 mm
Width of Written Area 59 – 81 mm
Number of Columns 1
Width of Columns 59 – 81 mm
Number of Lines 27
Line Height 5 mm
Ruling No
Numbering
1 Leaf, 2 pages
Current Condition
Dimensions 165 x 105 mm
More about the Current Condition
The written and illustrated initials are faded and smudged. The top of the leaf is stained red-brown on both sides.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Description
Floriated vertical borders and upper horizontal border on verso; inhabited lower horizontal borders and upper horizontal border on recto depicting a beast and man (upper recto), a wild man chasing a monkey on a horse (lower recto), two wild men fighting (lower verso); corner pieces of a dog with a bird-faced tail (verso) and eagle (recto). Individual historiated metal cuts of the life of Daniel. All cuts contain early examples of the "criblé" technique.
2-line illuminated psalm initials in red, 1-line illuminated capitals alternating in red and blue.
History
Provenance
Catholic Church France between 1497 and 1520.
Persons and Institutions Simon Vostre was an active publisher from 1488-1520
Suspected involvement of Philippe Pigouchet, active 15th century-16th century as a printer.
