M.485, The Morgan Library & Museum

Holding institution title: Book of Hours

Holding institution classification: Book of Hours

Holding institution location: New York, NY

URL: https://www.themorgan.org/manuscript/112396

URL2: N/A

Digitization status: Partially digitized

Date: 1450-1500

Language(s): Latin, Dutch

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Country of production: Belgium

City or region of production: Brussels?

Illumination contents: Pentecost, Moses receiving the Tablets of the Law in initial N, Pietà, Angels with Cross and Column in initial S, Last Supper, Bishop offering sacrament to soldiers in initial D, Crucifixion, Abraham sacrificing Isaac in initial D, Annunciation, Gideon and the Golden Fleece in initial A, Last Judgment, King David praying, Burial, Office of the Dead in initial D, Raising of Lazarus, Angel saving a soul from Satan in initial S, Trinity, Abraham and three angels in initial O

Text contents: Calendar, Hours of the Holy Spirit, Hours of the Passion, Hours of the Sacrament, Hours of the Cross, Hours of the Virgin, Penitential Psalms, Litany, Office of the Dead, Commendation of Souls, Prayer of St. Augustine, Prayers to the Trinity, Prayers to the Holy Sacrament, Suffrages, Last Seven Words of Christ, Prayers to Christ and the Virgin

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Materials: Vellum

Binding original?: Yes

Binding description: Brussels, ca. 1475-1500, panel-stamped red sheepskin over boards, rebacked and resewn; with the motto: Niet voir wel doen.

Folio height (in centimeters): 18.8

Folio width (in centimeters): 13.9

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