Book of Hours of the Altarpieces

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Libro d’Ore delle Pale d’Altare; Book of Hours of the Altarpieces; Livre d’Heures des Retables; Stundenbuch der Altaraufsätze; Libro de Horas de los Retablos; Libro de Horas de Alonso Fernández de Córdoba.
CURRENT LOCATION
Spain, Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España, ms. Vitr. 25-3.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Book of Hours of the AltarpiecesFull-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. Publisher: Millennium Liber (Madrid, 2005). Limited edition: 550 copies. Commentary: Spanish (by Ruiz Garcìa Elisa, Abad Julian M.). Slipcase.

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Book of Hours of the Altarpieces

ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Libro d’Ore delle Pale d’Altare; Book of Hours of the Altarpieces; Livre d’Heures des Retables; Stundenbuch der Altaraufsätze; Libro de Horas de los Retablos; Libro de Horas de Alonso Fernández de Córdoba.
CURRENT LOCATION
Spain, Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España, ms. Vitr. 25-3.
FACSIMILE EDITION
Book of Hours of the AltarpiecesFull-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. Publisher: Millennium Liber (Madrid, 2005). Limited edition: 550 copies. Commentary: Spanish (by Ruiz Garcìa Elisa, Abad Julian M.). Slipcase.

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Category:
FEATURES – Codex on parchment, 230 x 160 mm, 400 pp.
ORIGIN – France.
CHRONOLOGY – 15th century.
FORMER OWNERS – Señor don Alonso Fernández de Córdoba (f. 2r).
GENRE – Christianity; Private devotional books.
CONTENTS – Calendar and prayers.
LANGUAGE – Latin.
SCRIPT – Gothic Textura Quadrata.
DECORATION – Calendar decorated with small illuminated scenes; 20 full-page miniatures; borders richly decorated with floral motifs, animals and anthropomorphic figures; decorated initials.
STYLE – Gothic.

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