[French Book of Hours Liturgical Calendar, April, Late 15th Century]

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A leaf for the month of April from a Liturgical calendar from a Book of Hours. Text displayed in single column, bâtarde hand. Three-line "KL" in brushed gold on a maroon ground, five one-line Domical letters in similar style, saints' days in red or blue (one major feast day in gold), each side with a panel border in the rinceau style, with swirling hairline stems bearing numerous burnished gold ivy leaves and berries and red and blue blossoms, the panel on the recto with a roundel showing the labor of the month of April (gathering flowers), and a roundel on … continued below

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1 leaf ([1] p.) ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1450..1500].

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A leaf for the month of April from a Liturgical calendar from a Book of Hours. Text displayed in single column, bâtarde hand. Three-line "KL" in brushed gold on a maroon ground, five one-line Domical letters in similar style, saints' days in red or blue (one major feast day in gold), each side with a panel border in the rinceau style, with swirling hairline stems bearing numerous burnished gold ivy leaves and berries and red and blue blossoms, the panel on the recto with a roundel showing the labor of the month of April (gathering flowers), and a roundel on the verso showing Taurus the bull. The painter of the roundels seems to have been influenced by the so-called Maître François.

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1 leaf ([1] p.) ; 14 x 9 cm.

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A teaching collection, purchased in 2018, of 37 leaves from illuminated manuscripts, 36 of which are on vellum/parchment, and one on paper. Disbound, each leaf in mylar enclosure, the whole housed in custom clam-shell with off-white cloth covering.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_b6027195-013
  • Call Number: 13) Book of Hours - 2nd half of 15th C - France
  • UNT Catalog No.: b6027195 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1836067

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[French Book of Hours Liturgical Calendar, April, Late 15th Century], text, [1450..1500]; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1836067/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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