Miniatures from a French Horae; British Museum Add. ms. 16997, fifteenth century.

Miniatures from a French Horae; British Museum Add. ms. 16997, fifteenth century.

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:London, Printed for the subscribers [by Waterlow and sons limited] 1927.
Description:[17] p. port., mounted col. plates, xviii facsim. 22 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Herbert, John Alexander, -- 1862-
Herbert, J. A. -- (John Alexander), -- 1862-1948.
Books of hours
Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens, reproductions, etc.
Books of hours.
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Specimens.
Format: Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's copy 2 is from the library of John Matthews Manly. One quarter vellum binding with paper over boards.
Discovery of this item made possible by a gift from Julie and Roger Baskes.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2097413
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Other authors / contributors:Boucicaut, approximately 1366-1421
Coene, Jacques, 15th cent.
British Museum.
Notes:"To John Alexander Herbert on his retirement from the post of deputy keeper of the manuscripts in the British Museum."--p. [5]
The minatures have been attributed to Jean Le Maingre de Boucicaut by Paul Durrieu, who also advances some reasons for identifying this master with Jacques Coene. cf. p. [14]-[15]
Correspondence relating to the book ([3] p.) inserted.

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