Book of Hours: Horæ Beatae Mariæ Virginis
Item
Title
Book of Hours: Horæ Beatae Mariæ Virginis
Contributor
Ege, Otto F.
Description
Leaf 43. "In general, the Books of Hours produced for the devout layman in the Netherlands at the end of the XVth century were written in Dutch. This particular example, however, is in Latin. The heavy, angular, and closely spaced vertical strokes, with very short ascenders and descenders, give a much darker tone to the page than do similar scripts in such northern countries as Germany and England. This book hand resembles very closely the types known as lettre de forme which were used by certain anonymous contemporary printers in the Netherlands between 1470 and 1500 A.D." (Ege).
Subject
Extent
Medium
Script
Language
Spatial Coverage
Date
Date Created
1400/1499
Provenance
Ege, Otto F.
Source
Fifty original leaves from medieval manuscripts, Western Europe, XII-XVI century.
Is Format Of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries; Z109 .E4 YSMS Spec 31794000831238
Rights
No Known Copyright
This is a rights statement for the compound object consisting of the medieval manuscript leaf and the information card provided by Otto Ege. The leaf has No Copyright in the United States. The card has No Known Copyright. Determination was attempted and based on Ege's death date and possible publication date. It was concluded that the card is probably not in copyright.
Type
Format
Identifier
spc_ege_000104080_43
start date
1400
end date
1499
