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Abbey, J. R. (John Roland), 1896-1969

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Book of hours: use of Paris

 Item — Volume MSS16936-M.Ms.AE: [Barcode: X032762827]
Identifier: MSS 16936-M.Ms.AE
Content Description This collection contains a highly illuminated medieval vellum Book of Hours in Latin and French, roughly from the 1500s. It is housed in a deluxe, custom-made red morocco folding box, with gilt lettering on the spine: “Horae France Early 16th Cent.” The book has 19th-century red velvet over wooden boards, endpapers composed of a vellum document dated 1467, with a notarial signature, pastedowns removed. The book itself measures 7 7/8 x 5 ¾ inches (200 x 145 mm) in a single column, with 26...
Dates: c.1500