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W.289, Book of Hours

Abstract

This richly illustrated Book of Hours was created in the second quarter of the fifteenth century, possibly in Poitiers, France, as shown by the strong representation of the local saints in the calendar and litany. The Hours of the Virgin and succeeding offices are for the Use of Rome, while the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Paris with minor variants. The initial female owner is portrayed on fol. 15r. Her identity remains unrevealed as her armorial shields in the initials from fols. 15r and 111v are effaced. While taking a Breviary as a source for its design, the book presents a few unusual features, such as its relatively large format and two-column layout. The most distinctive element is, however, the inclusion of several atypical Offices, which resulted in the introduction of exceptional pictorial themes as well: for example, the Office of the Assumption begins with the image of the Virgin handing over her girdle to the Doubting Thomas. At Matins in the Hours of the Virgin, the traditional image of the Annunciation was also replaced by the representation of the Resurrected Christ appearing to His mother under Franciscan influence-this event was counted as the sixth Joy of the Virgin in the text of the “Franciscan Crown of Rosary Prayers.” The artistic style of the Bedford Master’s influence permeates most of the pictorial program in this manuscript.

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      W.289, fol. 189r
    388. fol. 189v

      W.289, fol. 189v
    389. fol. 190r

      W.289, fol. 190r
    390. fol. 190v

      W.289, fol. 190v
    391. fol. 191r

      W.289, fol. 191r
    392. fol. 191v

      W.289, fol. 191v
    393. fol. 192r

      W.289, fol. 192r
    394. fol. 192v

      W.289, fol. 192v
    395. fol. 193r

      W.289, fol. 193r
    396. fol. 193v

      W.289, fol. 193v
    397. fol. 194r

      W.289, fol. 194r
    398. fol. 194v

      W.289, fol. 194v
    399. fol. 195r

      W.289, fol. 195r
    400. fol. 195v

      W.289, fol. 195v
    401. fol. 196r

      W.289, fol. 196r
    402. fol. 196v

      W.289, fol. 196v
    403. fol. 197r

      W.289, fol. 197r
    404. fol. 197v

      W.289, fol. 197v
    405. fol. 198r

      W.289, fol. 198r
    406. fol. 198v

      W.289, fol. 198v
    407. fol. 199r

      W.289, fol. 199r
    408. fol. 199v

      W.289, fol. 199v
    409. fol. 200r

      W.289, fol. 200r
    410. fol. 200v

      W.289, fol. 200v
    411. fol. 201r

      W.289, fol. 201r
    412. fol. 201v

      W.289, fol. 201v
    413. Back flyleaf i, r

      W.289, Back flyleaf i, r
    414. Back flyleaf i, v

      W.289, Back flyleaf i, v
    415. Back flyleaf ii, r

      W.289, Back flyleaf ii, r
    416. Back flyleaf ii, v

      W.289, Back flyleaf ii, v
    417. Back flyleaf iii, r

      W.289, Back flyleaf iii, r
    418. Back flyleaf iii, v

      W.289, Back flyleaf iii, v
    419. Back flyleaf iv, r

      W.289, Back flyleaf iv, r
    420. Back flyleaf iv, v

      W.289, Back flyleaf iv, v
    421. Lower board, inside

      W.289, Lower board, inside
    422. Lower board, outside

      W.289, Lower board, outside
    423. Spine

      W.289, Spine
    424. Fore-edge

      W.289, Fore-edge
    425. Head

      W.289, Head
    426. Tail

      W.289, Tail

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