Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
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General Information
Written in a Gothic bookhand, possibly by several different scribes.
Original Condition
Current Condition
Dismembered by Cleveland bookdealer Otto F. Ege in the 1940s. Leaves used as no. 46 in his "Fifty Original Leaves of Medieval Manuscripts" portfolios, thirty of which have been located.
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
Outer borders on each page (outlined in red at left and right) of scrolling acanthus in blue and gold on a rinceaux background, with leaves, flowers, and fruit in colors. One-line initials throughout in gold leaf filled with dark salmon on a blue background, or vice versa. Two-line initials throughout in blue or dark-salmon on gold. Linefillers in blue or red with white filigree highlights and gold-ball centerpieces, with particularly small linefillers as flowers in similar color scheme.
History
Written in NW France around the year 1470, for the Use of Rouen or Coutances.
Dismembered by Cleveland bookdealer Otto F. Ege in the 1940s. Leaves used as no. 46 in his "Fifty Original Leaves of Medieval Manuscripts" portfolios, thirty of which have been located.