Leaf Opening Matins, Hours of the Virgin, Germany, Verso

Alternative Title

Catalogue 4

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1460

Time Period

circa 1460

Abstract

This leaf originally prefaced Matins, which is the first of the core set of prayers of any Book of Hours, the Hours of the Virgin.

Decoration

1 full-page miniature of the Virgin and Child in a garden.

Provenance

Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, Tuesday 22 June, 1999, lot 91, folio 7.

Keywords

Manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Books of Hours, Prayers

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

Germany

Language

Low German

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00069-03322-V

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Leaf Opening Matins, Hours of the Virgin, Germany, Verso" (1460). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 67.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/67