Book of Hours (Use of Bayeux)
about 1450–75
Place of ManufactureRouen, France
Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink, pencil (modern), and gold on parchment; bindings of calfskin over pasteboard with gilding
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 16.4 x 11.7 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas A. Gaffield
Accession number04.1745
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ProvenanceBy 1904, Mrs. Thomas A. Gaffield; 1904, given to the MFA by Mrs. Thomas A. Gaffield. (Accession date: January 12, 1904)
late 14th century
mid-15th century
mid-15th century
16th century with 18th–century A.D.ditions
about 1300–50
mid-15th century
late 13th century
1479–1508
mid-13th century