Leaf from Book of Hours, 1452
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
Size: 5.5" x 4"Description: Flemish.Dealer description: Handwritten provenance history: "310 pages. 6 illuminated (1 w/miniatures). Floriated borders, Burnished gold paint. Lapis Lazure Blue paint. From the Duc de Lilchtenstein's Library. 1800's - sold at auction to an Austrian library (state operated) 1800's - sold to a p'vt collector (European) 1900's (incomplete) - sold to an Antique Bookdealer 1964 (incomplete) - sold to an American collector 1965 (incomplete) - sold to an American collector" Leaf from Flemish Book of Hours. c. 1450. With 10-line illuminated capital.
Dates
- 1452
Creator
- From the Collection: McKenzie, Eleze (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in Latin, Arabic, and Hindi or Bengali.
Extent
1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu