{"product_id":"medieval-illuminated-manuscript-book-of-hours-c1430-vellum-latin-w-slipcase","title":"Medieval Illuminated Manuscript BOOK OF HOURS, c1430 Vellum Latin W\/Slipcase","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1261g8p\" data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"199\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"473\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eA genuine \u003cspan data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e15th-century illuminated Book of Hours\u003c\/span\u003e, produced during the height of late medieval devotional culture. This finely executed manuscript dates to approximately \u003cspan data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"387\"\u003e1430–1440\u003c\/span\u003e, placing it firmly within the mature Gothic period of European manuscript production.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"660\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCompact and intended for personal use, this volume represents the most popular form of private religious book in the later Middle Ages, used daily by laypeople for prayer and meditation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"958\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1oyvy0v\" data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"712\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"697\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e c. 1430–1440\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"za04g9\" data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"783\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"726\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e Likely Northern France\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"73j04e\" data-start=\"784\" data-end=\"807\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"799\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e Latin\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g8a51y\" data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"865\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"823\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e Manuscript on vellum (animal parchment)\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r6l5ko\" data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"896\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"868\" data-end=\"879\"\u003eScript:\u003c\/span\u003e Gothic textura\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"sgwxue\" data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"958\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"910\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e Small portable (pocket-sized devotional book)\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"bs9zvr\" data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"971\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19qbynw\" data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1049\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nLater \u003cspan data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003egreen leather binding\u003c\/span\u003e with gold tooling (20th century)\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vlc4wg\" data-start=\"1050\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nDecorative spine with gilt ornamentation\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5j4ak\" data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1123\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nProtective custom case\/cover\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"11fvmny\" data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eIllumination \u0026amp; Decoration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1407\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"j9ac14\" data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1207\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nHandwritten text in dark brown\/black ink\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12y5pmx\" data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1241\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nRubrication in red throughout\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5tnqng\" data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1302\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nDecorative initials in \u003cspan data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1300\"\u003eblue, red, and burnished gold\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1r4946l\" data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1354\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nFine penwork flourishes extending from initials\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"xtjfdu\" data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1407\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nOccasional line fillers and ornamental detailing\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe decoration is characteristic of a \u003cspan data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1481\"\u003eskilled but non-royal workshop\u003c\/span\u003e, suggesting a high-quality commission for a wealthy private owner rather than an aristocratic or courtly manuscript.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"19gqq8g\" data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1639\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eContents\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1726\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWhile not fully catalogued, the manuscript follows the standard Book of Hours format:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1882\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1idoecw\" data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nHours of the Blessed Virgin Mary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1043gz1\" data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1800\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nPsalms and prayers\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12w23k6\" data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nLiturgical passages in Latin\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b1wqg4\" data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1882\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nDecorated initials marking textual divisions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1c2l0px\" data-start=\"2015\" data-end=\"2055\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eManuscript Manufacturing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2197\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThis manuscript was produced during the \u003cspan data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2196\"\u003efinal great century of handwritten book production before the printing press transformed Europe\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2199\" data-end=\"2278\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBooks like this were created through a highly specialized, multi-stage process:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"178o1s6\" data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2448\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2308\"\u003eParchment preparation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2311\"\u003e\nAnimal skins (typically calf, sheep, or goat) were cleaned, stretched, and scraped to produce vellum—durable, smooth writing material.\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1u0h0gg\" data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2580\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2453\" data-end=\"2465\"\u003eScribing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2468\"\u003e\nProfessional scribes wrote the text by hand using quills and iron gall ink, carefully following ruling lines.\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"nllrps\" data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2764\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2601\"\u003eIllumination\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2601\" data-end=\"2604\"\u003e\nArtists added decorated initials and applied pigments made from minerals, plants, and metals.\u003cbr data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003e\nGold was applied as leaf or powder and burnished to shine.\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1klq3jh\" data-start=\"2766\" data-end=\"2903\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2769\" data-end=\"2791\"\u003eAssembly \u0026amp; binding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2794\"\u003e\nGatherings (quires) were sewn together and later bound—though the current binding is a modern replacement.\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2905\" data-end=\"3098\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBy the 1430s–1440s, workshops in Paris and the Low Countries were producing Books of Hours in relatively large numbers, making them the \u003cspan data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3097\"\u003efirst “mass-market” luxury books in European history\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1dgz4fm\" data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3144\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3146\" data-end=\"3225\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThis manuscript was created during a transformative period in European history:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3227\" data-end=\"3588\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b5k6ra\" data-start=\"3227\" data-end=\"3314\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nThe \u003cspan data-start=\"3233\" data-end=\"3255\"\u003eHundred Years’ War\u003c\/span\u003e (1337–1453) was still ongoing between England and France\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hg5wz1\" data-start=\"3315\" data-end=\"3420\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nThe \u003cspan data-start=\"3321\" data-end=\"3342\"\u003eDuchy of Burgundy\u003c\/span\u003e and Flemish cities (Bruges, Ghent) were major artistic and economic centers\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11gdrr1\" data-start=\"3421\" data-end=\"3508\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nThe rise of a wealthy merchant class increased demand for personal devotional books\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1t4zsaz\" data-start=\"3509\" data-end=\"3588\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nGothic art was at its height, soon to transition into the early Renaissance\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3590\" data-end=\"3623\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBooks of Hours became symbols of:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3687\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10bnjxd\" data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3642\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nPersonal piety\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"is6m7o\" data-start=\"3643\" data-end=\"3669\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nLiteracy and education\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"6co5tz\" data-start=\"3670\" data-end=\"3687\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nSocial status\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3689\" data-end=\"3800\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOwning such a manuscript in the 15th century marked its owner as part of the \u003cspan data-start=\"3766\" data-end=\"3799\"\u003ecultured and prosperous elite\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1q3w5nc\" data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3824\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eProvenance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3826\" data-end=\"3898\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"167purd\" data-start=\"3826\" data-end=\"3898\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nLater ownership label:\u003cbr data-start=\"3850\" data-end=\"3853\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-start=\"3855\" data-end=\"3898\"\u003eDr. Joseph M. Gardner, Atlanta, Georgia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1hu9g01\" data-start=\"3961\" data-end=\"3976\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3978\" data-end=\"4202\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"4xxvj6\" data-start=\"3978\" data-end=\"4040\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nVellum pages with expected age-related waviness and toning\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dqtvp8\" data-start=\"4041\" data-end=\"4094\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nSome minor staining, cockling, and ink offsetting\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19hzzj5\" data-start=\"4095\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nIllumination remains clear and attractive\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1locjsi\" data-start=\"4141\" data-end=\"4166\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nEdges worn but stable\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"135gpow\" data-start=\"4167\" data-end=\"4202\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nBinding in good later condition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"7fk8f0\" data-start=\"4276\" data-end=\"4296\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" style=\"\"\u003eCollectibility\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4298\" data-end=\"4379\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBooks of Hours are among the most sought-after medieval manuscripts due to their:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4380\" data-end=\"4495\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"r1aan6\" data-start=\"4380\" data-end=\"4399\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nArtistic appeal\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1035ydc\" data-start=\"4400\" data-end=\"4425\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nHistorical importance\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13fjvkc\" data-start=\"4426\" data-end=\"4495\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\nRelative accessibility compared to larger illuminated manuscripts\n\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (With Slipcase):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWeight - 338g\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHeight - 12.3cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWidth - 9.5cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThickness -4.5cm\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4497\" data-end=\"4649\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Momo Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457638162771,"sku":null,"price":8499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/9187\/5411\/files\/57_82e8d00d-bccf-43cb-9d22-777462d3261b.jpg?v=1775937972","url":"https:\/\/www.momorarebooks.co.uk\/products\/medieval-illuminated-manuscript-book-of-hours-c1430-vellum-latin-w-slipcase","provider":"Momo Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}