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Rothschild Prayerbook
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The Rothschild Prayerbook or Rothschild Hours, is an important Flemish illuminated manuscript book of hours, compiled c. 1500–1520 by a number of artists.
Opening from the Rothschild Prayerbook; Requiem Mass left. The borders depict rich silks illusionistically.
Opening from the Rothschild Prayerbook; Requiem Mass left. The borders depict rich silks illusionistically.
Rothschild Prayerbook, two-page opening
Rothschild Prayerbook, two-page opening
Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon, f.197v. Accepted as by Gerard David, one of only a few miniatures attributed to him.
Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon, f.197v. Accepted as by Gerard David, one of only a few miniatures attributed to him.
Rothschild Prayerbook 1
Rothschild Prayerbook 1
Book of hours
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Books of hours are Christian prayer books, which were used to pray the canonical hours. The use of a book of hours was especially popular in the Middle Ages, and as a result, they are the most common
Rothschild Prayerbook
…The Rothschild Prayerbook or Rothschild Hours (both titles are used for other books), is an important Flemish illuminated manuscript book of hours, compiled c. 1500–1520 by a number of artists. It has 254 folios, with a page size of 228 × 160 mm. After a Nazi-era confiscation from the Austrian…
Opening from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, c. 1440, with Catherine kneeling before the Virgin and Child, surrounded by her family heraldry. Opposi
Opening from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves, c. 1440, with Catherine kneeling before the Virgin and Child, surrounded by her family heraldry. Opposite is the start of Matins in the Little Office, illustrated by the Annunciation to Joachim, as the start of a long cycle of the Life of the Virgin.
An early 15th-century French book of hours (MS13, Society of Antiquaries of London) open to an illustration of the 'Adoration of the Magi'. Bequeathed
An early 15th-century French book of hours (MS13, Society of Antiquaries of London) open to an illustration of the 'Adoration of the Magi'. Bequeathed to the Society in 1769 by the Revd Charles Lyttleton, Bishop of Carlisle and President of the Society (1765-8).
Example of a more affordable and thus more common book of hours: Excerpt from a "simple" Middle Dutch book of hours. Made in the 2nd half of the fifte
Example of a more affordable and thus more common book of hours: Excerpt from a "simple" Middle Dutch book of hours. Made in the 2nd half of the fifteenth century in Brabant.
Even this level of decoration is richer than those of most books, though less than the lavish amounts of illumination in luxury books, which are the o
Even this level of decoration is richer than those of most books, though less than the lavish amounts of illumination in luxury books, which are the ones most often seen reproduced.