Book of Hours
Calendar for December
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Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati, John Miller Burnam Classics Library, BX2080 .I83 1470
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 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.