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Book of Hours (Use of Paris)
c. 1420
possibly studio or workshop of The Bedford Master
(French, Paris, active c. 1405–30)
Codex: 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1951.120
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Books of hours were the most abundantly produced book in the Middle Ages.Description
The identity of the Bedford Master is not known. He is named for his work on two books produced for John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, between 1415 and 1435. He was active in Paris and known to have been the head of a large and prolific workshop. The illuminator, one of the most innovative artists of his time, based his style on trends of the period around 1400.- -1951Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1951-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
- Gombrich, E. H. Essays in Honor of Hans Tietze: 1880-1954. Directed by Ernst Gombrich, Julius S. Held [and] Otto Kurz. 1958. pp. 201-208Delasse, L.M.J. “An Exhibition of Netherlandish Book Illumination.” Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin XVII (Summer 1960) p. 98“Gothic Art 1360-1440.” Cleveland Museum of Art Bulletin (Sept. 1963) p. 189 & 202
- Scriptorium: The Illuminated Book in Medieval Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-February 2, 1992).Gothic Art 1360-1440. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).Netherlandish Book Illustrations. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (organizer) (April 22-May 15, 1960).
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