The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto)
c. 1460–1500
(? ) or Bohemia (?)
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2006.12.a
Location: 115 Manuscripts & Textiles
Description
The word dirge, today meaning a mournful hymn for funerals, comes from the opening Latin in the Office of the Dead, seen just after the decorative letter A at upper left. During the Middle Ages, dirge became the shortened way to refer to the Office of the Dead. Although primarily recited at funerals, the office was also prayed at home as a reminder of mortality and a protection against sudden death. Surrounding the text, which contains Psalm 5, is a border decoration of acanthus leaves, believed to grow in paradise, as well as a parrot, a squirrel, a beetle, and flowers.- [Librairie van Loock, Brussels, Belgium]-2006Ms. Jeanne Miles Blackburn, Maitland, Fl, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art2006-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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