Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis
1460 (binding 1580/90)
Medium
Manuscript with 88 folios, 13 miniatures and other decorations in tempera and gold leaf, with Latin littera textualis inscriptions in brown black ink, ruled in red, on parchment bound in golden brown morocco, gold-tooled, over pasteboard, with gilt edges (semé) and laid paper end papers
Dimensions
Parchment: 17.5 × 12 cm (6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
manuscript
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
131981
About the Artist
Unknown
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