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Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome)

1510
printed by

Guillaume Le Rouge

(French, Paris, active 1493–1517)
designer

Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany

(French, Paris, active c.1480–1510)
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Culture
France, Paris
Medium
112 printed folios on parchment, bound
Measurements
Overall: 16.7 x 10.5 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2009.276
Public Domain
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Location
113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts(not visible)
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The workshop of Guillaume le Rouge was in the Neuve Notre-Dame near Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral.

Description

Printed books of hours were produced between 1485 and 1520. Significantly less expensive than handwritten production, printing made the popularity of books of hours soar. More than 1,775 different versions were printed during this time, allowing much customization. This hybrid version has printed text but hand-colored images and comes from Paris, a major center of book production.
A leather-bound book has a dark brown cover detailed with an intricate geometric pattern. Interlocking bands of cream, green, and blue, outlined in gold, form overlapping circles and squares. Small floral and leaf motifs in yellow and green accent the corners and center. To our left, the spine shows raised horizontal ridges. Thick edges of internal pages are visible along the volume's bottom and right sides.

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome)

1510

Guillaume Le Rouge, Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany

(French, Paris, active 1493–1517), (French, Paris, active c.1480–1510)
France, Paris

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