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Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on parchment
France, Paris, c. 1470
8 historiated initials and 1 full-page miniature by
Maître François |
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ff. 85v-86, Nativity |
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In its original state, this manuscript was a ravishing, deluxe commission, planned from the start to have but a modest cycle of large illuminations complemented by charming historiated initials. Of impeccable execution, its bright and colorful miniatures are securely attributed to Maître François, an artist who dominated Parisian manuscript illumination in the third quarter of the fifteenth century to about 1480. Its diminutive size, coupled with certain textual features, suggest that it was custom made for a lay woman, perhaps a member of the Third Order of the Franciscans.
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