Book of Hours (use of Utrecht)
Delft, Masters of the Delft Grisailles (illuminator); c. 1440-1460. Added section (ff. 144-174): Delft; c. 1480-1500. Added grisaille (f. 93): Southern Netherlands; c. 1450-1475
Beschrijving
17 full-page grisaille-miniatures (85/70x55/45 mm); decorated initiales with border decoration in Delft style (`coloured'; ff. 1r, 15r, 23r, 31v, 35r, etc.)
Herkomst
Families Van Matenes, Duivenvoorde and Foreest (c. 1480-1590). Acquired in 1809 as part of the collection of J. Visser of The Hague (no. 131)
Codicologie
Vellum, ff. 180 (VI+143+31), 115x85 (80x54) mm, 17 lines, littera hybrida. Latin. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt
