Book of hours (MS M.287, fol.75r)

Book of hours (MS M.287, fol.75r)

Manuscripts

Illumination of books and manuscripts

Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions.

Manuscripts, French--New York (State)--New York.

Books of hours

Libraries--Special collections--Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval

1. Blue and pink thistle in margins of folio of a Book of Hours featured with acanthus leaves.

2. "Virgin Mary, nimbed and veiled with wimple, holding swaddled Christ Child, nimbed, is seated sideways on bridled ass. Small ox walks next to the ass, behind Joseph the Carpenter, wearing hat, with purse at waist, carrying with right hand on right shoulder, bedwarmer or warming pan draped with sack or cloth. He walks with crutch in left hand. Scene in landscape with buildings, stream, field of grain (?), hills; star or sun at top of frame." - The Morgan Library and Museum

Dept. of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Pierpont Morgan Library

Former 17th century owner Barbe de Lescut, comtesse du Saint-Empire, wife of Balthazar de Rennel, d. 1637, aged 79 (name of owner on binding); Rev. Edward Duncan Rhodes Collection, Wells; his sale (London, May 10, 1867), no. 1609) to Arthur; C.J. Spence Collection, North Shields; his sale (London, Nov. 5, 1906, no. 274) to Leighton; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Olschki in 1907; J.P. Morgan (1867-1943).

ca. 1445

Pierpont Morgan Library

Painting on vellum

Overall: 188 x 132 mm

Latin and French

object; manuscript

Call number: B1 369 D MS M.0287 fol.75r

Record ID: 76837

Northern France or Flanders, ca. 1445

Illuminated manuscript