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Book of Hours (unidentified use)
In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Paris or the Loire Valley (Tours?), c. 1525
12 large and 6 small miniatures from the Circle of Etienne Collault |
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f. 15v, Raising of Lazarus |
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Composed as a picture album, this manuscript preserves the vestiges of what was surely a deluxe made-to-order book. The style of our painter is close to Etienne Collault, a Parisian artist who is well documented from 1512 until c. 1545, working for the King and the court. Intriguing is the inclusion of an illumination by Caleb William Wing (1801-1875), called in his obituary “the best facsimile copyist of ancient illuminations.” The arms of the unidentified patron appear twice in the manuscript.
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