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Illuminated Manuscript: Book of Hours

1922.09.0004

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Artifact Identification Illuminated Manuscript: Book of Hours   (1922.09.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Documentary Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Literary Works
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Medieval
Date 15th century
Culture French
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 22.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 17.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 6.5 cm
Weight 635 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, pigment--ink, metallic, tempera, Paper--Parchment
Manufacturing Processes writing, Painting--Illumination

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Clement, Richard W. & Friedman, John B. Research Notes: Resources for Scholars: Medieval Manuscripts in Two Illinois Libraries (70-76). The Library Quarterly. 1987.

"New light on an old illumination," Heritage 3/1 (Apr-Oct 1983), pp. 5-6.

Photo: "21st Century Museum Visitors & Digital Museum Resources", 12/16/2005.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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