A Book of Hours

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A Book of Hours
A Book of Hours ( France c. 1500 )

Dimensions

12.00cm wide 17.70cm high (4.72 inches wide  6.97 inches high)

Provenance

The lettering on the covers refers to the Pelée de Valencourt and the
Chaperon families as former owners, entries of ownership starting 1646

Description / Expertise

The illumination of the book of hours, with a large number of miniatures and elaborate border decoration, is of excellent painterly quality and has been preserved in extraordinarily fresh condition and literally without traces of use. The full-page miniatures correspond to the layout of the facing text pages in a harmonious way, yet they cover a larger area of the leaf, fully utilising the space. Thus text and picture pages complement each other.
Together with the gold initial openings, they create this well-composed, lavishly illuminated manuscript, that can be attributed to the circle of Jean Pichore.