Book of Hours for the use of Troyes
Manuscript
ca.1420-1430 (made)
ca.1420-1430 (made)
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217ff.
Decoration: 4 full page and 12 half page miniatures in narrow arched or square-topped frames, on grounds of chequer pattern or of blue with stars and gold clouds; borders of ivy and rose leaves; initials of 2-3 lines, mainly in blue and lake on coloured grounds.
Attributed to the workshop of the Rohan Master (Maître des Grandes Heures de Rohan), France.
Binding: ca. 1900. Light brown calf with blind-tooling, by the Guild of Women Binders, Hampstead (stamp).
Decoration: 4 full page and 12 half page miniatures in narrow arched or square-topped frames, on grounds of chequer pattern or of blue with stars and gold clouds; borders of ivy and rose leaves; initials of 2-3 lines, mainly in blue and lake on coloured grounds.
Attributed to the workshop of the Rohan Master (Maître des Grandes Heures de Rohan), France.
Binding: ca. 1900. Light brown calf with blind-tooling, by the Guild of Women Binders, Hampstead (stamp).
Object details
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| Title | Book of Hours for the use of Troyes |
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| Brief description | Manuscript, Book of Hours for the use of Troyes, attributed to the workshop of the Rohan Master, France (Troyes?), ca. 1420-1430. |
| Physical description | 217ff. Decoration: 4 full page and 12 half page miniatures in narrow arched or square-topped frames, on grounds of chequer pattern or of blue with stars and gold clouds; borders of ivy and rose leaves; initials of 2-3 lines, mainly in blue and lake on coloured grounds. Attributed to the workshop of the Rohan Master (Maître des Grandes Heures de Rohan), France. Binding: ca. 1900. Light brown calf with blind-tooling, by the Guild of Women Binders, Hampstead (stamp). |
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| Object history | Collection of George Reid, given to the V&A in 1902. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, R. Western Illuminated Manuscripts.Victoria and Albert Museum. A catalogue of works in the National Art Library from the eleventh to the early twentieth century, with a complete account of the George Reid Collection. London, 2011.
Vol. I, no. 33. |
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| Collection | |
| Library number | MSL/1902/1647 (Reid 5) |
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| Record created | July 28, 2022 |
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