Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin only; use of Rome)
Naples; c. 1475-1500. Inserted grisailles: Delft, Masters of the Delft Grisailles; c. 1440
Beschrijving
1 historiated initial (32x32 mm) with border decoration; 1 decorated border around inserted grisaille miniature (f. 16v); decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 30v, 46v, 54r, 61r, 66v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes (ff. 20r, 21r, 22v, 25r, 27r, etc.)
Herkomst
Purchased in 1928 by A. Chester Beatty at the sale of W.R. Riddell of Arcis de la Frontera in London; purchased in 1968 at the Beatty sale at Sotheby's, London (cat. December 3, no. 32)
Codicologie
Vellum, ff. 120, 130x95 (55x454) mm, 12 lines, littera textualis. Latin (and Italian: Calendar). Binding: 20th-century brown leather, gilt
