Calendar Page for the Month of December, ca. 1465–1500

Series titleBook of hours (page 18)

ArtistUnknown

ArtistNachahmung Master of the Rouen Echevinage, 1450–1485

Illuminated manuscript on parchment

Sheet dimensions13,6 × 9,5 cm

Place of originFrance

Status

not on display

About the workBooks of hours are personal prayer books. Their design and layout reflected the tastes of their owners. There are frequent recurring elements such as a calendar marking the feasts of the church year. On this double-page spread, the holy days of December are listed on the left. As the title indicates, the Gospel of John is on the right. In black script below are the words “In principio erat verbum” (“In the beginning was the Word”), the opening lines of this account of Christ’s life.

Accession Permanent loan of the Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation since 2012

Provenance[...]; 2012 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe der Jutta-Cuny-Franz-Stiftung, Düsseldorf

Inventory numberK 2012-12_18

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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