Book of Hours

Calendar for December

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Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati, John Miller Burnam Classics Library, BX2080 .I83 1470

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 Northern France
Date of Origin Fifteenth Century
General Remarks

The presence of saints Fara, Bertin, Eulalia, and Fuscian evoke Northern France.

From the seller's description: Illuminated December calendar leaf from a French BoH leaf on fine vellum, done around 1470. Size 5.6" x 4.5.

Original Condition

Page Height 138 – 146 mm
Page Width 110 – 120 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 17

Current Condition

Extent 1 leaf
Dimensions 142 x 114 mm

History

Provenance

Purchased from Tuscan Books (Rudolph Hofmeister), Escondido, California.

It is unknown where the book was broken, but it may have been related to SDBM MS 7377.