Book of Hours, use of Rome

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Book of Hours, use of Rome

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Item No: mca1180910
Additional Title: Book of Hours, use of Rome
Script: Humanistic
Language: Latin
Folio Number: ff. 91v-92r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:

This manuscript has been dated to ca. 1470.


Notes: The Man of Sorrows supported by angels
Notes: This miniature by the Sienese artist Liberale da Verona (1445-1527/29) begins the Office of the Cross. The beautiful white vine scroll decoration in the border on the facing page is a common type of decoration found in Italian Renaissance manuscripts from the fifteenth century.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1457700
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Siena

Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1475
Image Dimensions Width: 132 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 118
Creator Name: Liberale da Verona - Artist