Book of hours

Book of hours Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1480 MS M.493 fol. 54v

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Book of hours, Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1480

This illuminated Book of Hours was produced in the second quarter of the fifteenth century. It is written in the Netherlandish translation of Geert Grote. Although lacking in full-page miniatures, the manuscript contains eighteen historiated initials by the Masters of Zweder van Culemborg with ornamental initials and decoration throughout. To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.

View high resolution digitized images of Bodleian Library MS. Douce 112 Book of Hours, Use of Rome

This mid-fifteenth century illuminated Book of Hours is written entirely in Dutch on fine vellum, and is remarkable for its eighteen grisaille miniatures. The technique, wherein the figures are modeled primarily in a gray wash, became a favorite in the Netherlands, and the hand behind the paintings in this manuscript has been identified with a group of artists known as the "Masters of the Delft Grisailles." This manuscript has been grouped with more than a dozen related works, including New…

Book of Hours, Italy, Milan, ca. 1450-1475

This manuscript was illuminated by a circle of at least five highly organized manuscript painters active in the Flemish cities of Ghent and Bruges. The principal illuminator was Alexander Bening, who

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