Book of Hours
F-kawt
Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati, John Miller Burnam Classics Library, BX2080 .A2 1490
William Duba, Fragmentarium 2024 (Born Digital)
Remarks by the Editor
Assembled from observations by Rebecka Lindau, Head, The John Miller Burnam Classics Library, University of Cincinnati with Yo Shionoya, Special Projects Student Assistant, integrating information from the seller.
General Information
Title
Book of Hours
Material
Parchment
Place of Origin
France or Flanders
General Remarks
From the seller's description:
Book of Hours leaf on vellum, Early Dance of Death motif. Personified Death kills a maiden. Made in a French or Flemish scriptorium around 1490. Size: 8.8" x 5.75".
Original Condition
Page Height
220 – 225 mm
Page Width
145 – 150 mm
Current Condition
Extent
1 leaf
Dimensions
223.5 x 146 mm
More about the Current Condition
In the top-left corner, the number "100" is written in pencil, presumably in connection with post-excision financial transactions.
History
Provenance
Purchased from Tuscan Books (Rudolph Hofmeister), Escondido, California.
Where and when the original book was broken is unknown.