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late 14th century
Place of ManufactureFrance
Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink, pencil (modern), and gold on parchment; bindings of calfskin over pasteboards with gilding
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 15.6 x 11 cm (6 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Joseph May
Accession number80.504
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
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Inscriptions18th-century cursive signature on f. i: "S[oeurs] Marie et Catherine De Tiercelin Brosses." Nineteenth-century notation: "Livre d'heures des XIV siecle [ ] at sale of library of M. Cottarcue Dec. 16/87 Paris."
Provenance18th century, in collection of Sisters Marie et Catherine De Tiercelin Brosses [see note 1]; by 1880, John Joseph May; 1880, gift of John Joseph May. (Accession date: April 14, 1880)

NOTES:
[1] See inscription on f. 1.