The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Book of Hours (Use of Metz): Fol. 27r, Decorated Initials
c. 1440
Sheet: 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt 1942.1514.27.a
Location: not on view
Description
This volume contains only one full-page miniature of the standing Virgin with Child. It introduces the prayer: "Holy Mary, faultless Lady, intercede for us. . . . " The first seven folios of the book list dedications of Metz churches and indulgences that are unique to that diocese. The city of Metz, situated on the Moselle River, was the cultural and commercial capital of Lorraine during the 1400s. It was also the location of an important bishopric (diocese of a bishop) and therefore the center of a growing book trade.- {{cite web|title=Book of Hours (Use of Metz): Fol. 27r, Decorated Initials|url=false|author=|year=c. 1440|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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