summary
Book of hours, use of Nantes
leaf dimensions : height (mm)
168
leaf dimensions : width (mm)
111
condition
One leaf missing between ff. 57-58 (beginning of terce)
note (deco)
12 miniatures, of which 7 by the Master of Jeanne de Laval, the remaining 5 by another hand; 19th cent. overpaintining in allLarge blue, red, and gold initials on gold and blue fields. 2-line gold initials on red and blue fields. 1-line red and blue initials.
binding
Modern green velvet.
note (history)
De Ricci and Dr. Guest place this manuscript in France; De Ricci says western France, Dr. Guest suggests Nantes? De Ricci dates it to the 15th century, Dr. Guest to 1450-1475.
provenance
Robert L. Stuart (1806-1882), his no. 13849, bequeathed 1892.
