FEATURES – Codex on black parchment, 170 x 120 mm, 242 pp.
ORIGIN – Belgium: Bruges.
CHRONOLOGY – 15th century: 1475 ca.
PATRONAGE AND OWNERS – The manuscript belonged to cardinal Nicholas Yemeniz. It was also part of the collections of: Ambroise Firmin Didot, Robert Hoe III and Bernard Alexander Christian Quaritch.
GENRE – Christianity; Private devotional books.
CONTENTS – Calendar and prayers.
LANGUAGE – Latin.
DECORATION – 14 full-page miniatures, over 30 golden decorated initials on emerald ground, blue and golden borders in more than half of the pages.
ARTIST – Willem Vrelant.
STYLE – Gothic; Renaissance.
d’ore, d’ore
d’Heures, d’Heures
d’America, d’America