note (text)
St. Matthew writing
This miniature marks the beginning of the Gospel Lesson of Matthew. The illuminator Guillaume Hugueniot, active in Langres from ca. 1460-1475, was only recently identified by art historians. Other leaves in the collection, Lewis E M 9:7, 8, and 8A, are from the same manuscript.
This image shows the reverse of a leaf with a miniature from a book of hours.
This leaf has been dated to ca. 1465.
leaf dimensions : height (mm)
147
leaf dimensions : width (mm)
107
note (deco)
1 half-page, arched miniature with full foliate border1 4-line illuminated initial, and 1 1-line illuminated initial
binding
Not bound. Mounted on mat frame.
note (history)
From the same manuscript as Lewis E M 9:7, 8, and 8A. Initials G (or Q?)) and Y, tied by a love knot, appear in border decoration. "119" written in pen on reverse.
provenance
John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia
