Master of Catherine Gentille
French, active in Limoges, c. 1480-1510
Book of Hours for the Use of Limoges
INV-7152
Master of Catherine Gentille
French, active in Limoges, c. 1480-15101480/1500 (late 15th century binding)
Book of Hours for the Use of Limoges
Master of Catherine Gentille French, active in Limoges, c. 1480-1510 →medievalpen and ink drawingsmanuscript
Date
1480/1500 (late 15th century binding)
Medium
Manuscript with 182 folios, 11 miniatures, 15 historiated initials and other decorations in tempera, gold leaf and colored inks, and littera textualis inscriptions in Latin and French, in light black ink, ruled in red, on parchment, bound in leather stamped with various designs
Dimensions
Images, average: 15 × 8 cm (5 15/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Sheets, average: 21.5 × 14 cm (8 1/2 × 5 9/16 in.); Book: D.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Anonymous gift
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