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Horae (Hours)
Detail: Right half
Hore in laudem beatissime virginis Marie: secundum consuetudinem ecclesie parisiensis
Horae (Hours)
Illustrated by: Geoffroy Tory (French, about 1480–1533)
Publisher: Geoffroy Tory (French, about 1480–1533)
Printer: Simon Du Bois (French, 16th century)
Publisher: Geoffroy Tory (French, about 1480–1533)
Printer: Simon Du Bois (French, 16th century)
1527
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with thirteen woodcuts and numerous woodcut borders
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 16.2 x 2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Fund in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number37.471
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Simon Du Bois for Geoffroy Tory, 22 October 1527
Catalogue Raisonné
Lacombe 364; Bohatta 330; Murray, French, 279; Mortimer, French, 304
Description(Paris: Simon Du Bois for Geoffroy Tory, 22 October 1527) Octavo; 140 leaves; modern gilt-stamped brown morocco, with inserted medallions of crucifixion on upper cover, annunciation on lower.
Illustrations of scenes from life of the Virgin; naturalistic border designs of birds, insects, and flowers
Illustrations of scenes from life of the Virgin; naturalistic border designs of birds, insects, and flowers
ProvenanceWilliam Maskell (plate and signature); Aldenham House, Hertsfordshire (plate); Henry W. Gibbs (inscriptions, incl. "Bought of Boone"); E.P. Goldschmidt & Co., London, from whom purchased by MFA, June 3, 1937.