Black Hours

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Libro d’Ore Nero; Black Hours; Livre d’Heures Noir; Schwarzes Stundenbuch; Das Schwarze Stundenbuch.
CURRENT LOCATION
United States, New York City, The Morgan Library & Museum, Ms M.493.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Schwarzes Stundenbuch: Faksimile Verlag (Munich, 2011). Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document: the facsimile reproduces as close as possible the codicological characteristics of the original document; the binding might not correspond to that of the original document as it appears at the present moment. Limited edition: 980 copies. Commentary: German. Slipcase.
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Black Hours

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Libro d’Ore Nero; Black Hours; Livre d’Heures Noir; Schwarzes Stundenbuch; Das Schwarze Stundenbuch.
CURRENT LOCATION
United States, New York City, The Morgan Library & Museum, Ms M.493.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Schwarzes Stundenbuch: Faksimile Verlag (Munich, 2011). Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document: the facsimile reproduces as close as possible the codicological characteristics of the original document; the binding might not correspond to that of the original document as it appears at the present moment. Limited edition: 980 copies. Commentary: German. Slipcase.
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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.


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