Catholic Church. Beckford, William, 1760-1844 former owner Bishop, Cortlandt F. (Cortlandt Field), 1870-1935 former owner Bure, Guillaume-François de, 1731-1782 former owner Guyot de Villeneuve, François Gustave Adolphe, 1825-1898 former owner Hoe, Robert, 1839-1909 former owner Tory, Geoffroy, approximately 1480-approximately 1533 attributed name Derôme. binder Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) text Devotional literature. Prayers. xx monographic 1524 lat

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113 leaves (23 lines (calendar 33 lines)), bound : parchment, col. ill. ; 24 cm. The Book of Hours was a prayer book for the laity that developed in late medieval Europe and that was used for private devotion. These works were often personalized for individual patrons and illuminated with miniature paintings depicting the life of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and individual saints. The text included a calendar of liturgical feast days and a series of prayers to be recited eight times a day, according to established practice. By the early Renaissance period the popularity of the Book of Hours demonstrated the growing interest of the laity in speaking directly with God and the saints, rather than exclusively through the church and the ordained clergy. This manuscript Book of Hours from early 16th century France was written on vellum skin and includes 16 large and 26 small miniature paintings highlighted in gold and painted with rich primary colors. It is embellished with headings and paragraph marks in blue and red ink, and is written in delicate Roman letters of the highest quality. Both the text and the illuminations are ascribed to the Parisian workshop of Geoffroy Tory. World Digital Library. This superb French Book of Hours, written in a fine roman script on 113 leaves of pure white vellum, has been attributed to the French miniaturist, calligrapher, and printer, Geoffroy Tory. The manuscript contains sixteen full page miniatures, twenty-six small miniatures of the evangelists and saints, and sixteen illuminated borders. The date 1524 appears in a shield located in the gold border surrounding one of the large miniatures, and it has been assumed that the volume was executed in that year. The large miniatures are brilliantly colored and filled with a wealth of detail and the landscapes and interiors are delicately executed. Former owners of this distinguished manuscript include Girardot de Préfond, Duc de la Vallière, William Beckford, Robert Hoe, and Cortland F. Bishop. Eighteenth-century French binding in the manner of Derôme. DLC Leaf [Ia] KL Ianuarius habet dies xxxi; calendar ens on leaf [6b]; leaf [8a]: Initium sancti euangelii secundum Ioannem; leaf [113b]: per omnia secula seculoru[m] Amen. Miniature on leaf [79b] dated 1524. Ms. written and decorated in Touraine? At one time erroneously attributed to Geoffroy Tory. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. In Latin. Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald. Former owners: Paul Girardot de Préfond; Louis Jean Gaignat; Guillaume François Debure; Louis César, duc de La Vallière; William Beckford; F.G.A. Guyot de Villeneuve; Robert Hoe; Cortlandt F. Bishop. DLC Conserved; 002256 1976 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda DLC e-fr--- n-us-dc Catholic Church Prayers and devotions Books of hours Texts Early works to 1800 Illumination of books and manuscripts, French Washington (D.C.) Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) Washington (D.C.) BX2080 .A2 1524 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rosenwald.0014.2 14 52 157 p. 1615, no. 9 10 50041712 hdl:loc.rbc/rosenwald.0014.2 aacr DLC 911204 20260612124602.5 4528493 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)