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The Katherina Hours (Use of Rome)
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Tours, c. 1485-90
1 full-page miniature, 8 large miniatures, and 21 small miniatures
by the Master of Jean Charpentier
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f. 23v, Nativity |
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This is the largest, most homogeneous, and perhaps the most highly finished Book of Hours by the Master of Jean Charpentier, a close follower of Jean Fouquet in Tours and an artist who often collaborated with Jean Bourdichon. It includes a large number of miniatures for a relatively short manuscript, giving the impression of being a truly picture book. In unusually fresh condition, the manuscript was custom-made for a woman named Katherina, whose name appears several times. Could she be Catherine Le Camus, the wife of Jean Charpentier, for whom the Master is named? |
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