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

f. 3, Annunciation
 
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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