Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
Fol. 46: Dives’ soul thirsty and tormented by demons in hell and the poor beggar Lazarus’ soul embraced and comforted by Abraham in heaven
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
Fol. 45v: God and Satan making their bet about Job; in the lower part: Job on his dunghill consoled by his friends
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
Fol. 37: Death of King David; in the lower part: David sending out a messenger to lure Bathsheba in his palace
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
Fol. 16: Visitation; the two children, Christ and John the Baptist, are visible in their mother’s womb and communicating with one another
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
fol. 15v: decorated page adjacent to Visitation
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
Fol. 42v: Litany, with St. Peter, a bishop saint, and St. Michael
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Book of Hours, use of Rome, Paris, c. 1500-1510
Illuminated manuscript on vellum,
circle of the Monnypenny Master
185 x 123 mm, 63 leaves, c. 70 small miniatures, 10 half-page miniatures combined with a related scene
fol. 43: Litany, assembly of male saints
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One striking point in the manuscript at hand is the abundant use of shell gold in frames, borders, and highlights as well as for whole miniatures, fashioned in camaïeu d’or. Moreover, we encounter some very rare and unusual iconographic realisations, as well as a sophisticated narrative concept that is promoted through all types and sizes of images.
