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Country of Location:
Country of Location
Switzerland
Location:
Location
Trogen
Library / Collection:
Library / Collection
Kantonsbibliothek Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Shelfmark:
Shelfmark
CM Ms. 4
Manuscript Title:
Manuscript Title
Book of hours from Paris
Caption:
Caption
Parchment · 202 ff. · 17.5 x 12.5 cm · Paris · beginning of the 15th century
Language:
Language
Latin, French
Manuscript Summary:
Manuscript Summary
The design concept of this manuscript, both the text and the execution, typify the Parisian 'Horae' tradition of the early 15th century ('Boucicaut-Meister'). The top-level organizational elements in the book's decorative program are seven pages decorated with miniatures; multi-line colorful initials mark the secondary textual divisions. The extremely squared illustrations on the decorated pages include scenes with figures enclosed on three sides by staffs entwined by tendrils with decorative gold, red and blue thorny leaves which completely fill the broad parchment margin. Four lines of text, introduced by a large colorful initial, are inserted between the illustration and the lower decorative staff. The beginning of each of the various offices is marked with such an ornamental page. This book of hours is not only the oldest item in the Carl Meyer collection in the Cantonal Library of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, it is one of its best and most valuable items. It is not know who originally commissioned the manuscript. (eis)
Standard description:
Standard description
Gamper Rudolf / Weishaupt Matthias (Hrsg.), Sammlung Carl Meyer in der Kantonsbibliothek Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Trogen. Katalog der Handschriften und der Drucke bis 1600, Dietikon-Zürich 2005, S. 75-76.
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DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
DOI (Digital Object Identifier
10.5076/e-codices-cea-0004 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-cea-0004)
Permanent link:
Permanent link
http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/cea/0004
IIIF Manifest URL:
IIIF Manifest URL
IIIF Drag-n-drop http://e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/cea-0004/manifest.json
How to quote:
How to quote
Trogen, Kantonsbibliothek Appenzell Ausserrhoden, CM Ms. 4: Book of hours from Paris (http://e-codices.ch/en/list/one/cea/0004).
Online Since:
Online Since
05/20/2009
Rights:
Rights
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Document Type:
Document Type
Manuscript
Century:
Century
15th century
Decoration:
Decoration
Figurative, Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Line Filler, Margin, Ornamental, Penwork, Text Block
Liturgica christiana:
Liturgica christiana
Book of hours
Binding:
Binding
16th century
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