Book of Hours, Rouen, ca. 1500-1510

Text: Latin, calendar in French. Includes: calendar;  gospel sequences;  Hours of the Virgin;  Hours of the Cross;  Hours of the Holy Ghost;  penitential psalms;  litany;  Vigils of the Dead;  Obsecro te;  O intemerata;  Stabat Mater;  commemorations;  additional prayers. 
Decoration: Decorative borders, the dominant motive being a twisting acanthus pattern supporting a variety of birds and gargoyles. 

18 small miniatures and 13 large miniatures. The subjects of the small miniatures are: the Virgin and Child;  Trinity;  God the Father;  God the Son;  God the Holy Ghost at Pentecost;  St Michael;  St John the Baptist;  St John the Evangelist;  St Peter and St Paul;  St Stephen;  St Lawrence;  St Sebastian;  St Nicholas;  St Anthony;  St Catherine;  St Margaret;  St Barbara;  St Mary Magdalen.  The large miniatures are framed by architectural designs incorporating columns and arcades and depict: the four evangalists;  Annunciation;  Visitation;  Nativity;  Annunciation to the shepherds;  Adoration of the Magi;  Presentation;  Massacre of the Innocents;  Coronation of the Virgin;  Crucifixion;  Pentecost;  King David with his harp;  Death stabs young lovers.

Book of Hours, Rouen, ca. 1500-1510

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