Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
about 1433–66
Place of ManufactureBruges (?), Flanders, modern Belgium
Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink, and pencil (modern) with gold on parchment; bindings of leather over boards
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 9.9 x 6.9 cm (3 7/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit LineFrank S. Adams Fund
Accession number22.378
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ProvenanceMid-15th century, produced in Flanders, probably Bruges, possibly for export to Italy [see note 1]. Possibly, in the 16th century, in Italy [see note 2]. By 1895, Mrs. Charles C. Perkins (Frances D. Bruen) (d. 1909) [see note 3]; 1909, by inheritance to her son, Charles B. Perkins [see note 4]; 1922, sold by Charles B. Perkins to the MFA for $1500 [see note 5]. (Accession date: March 2, 1922)
NOTES:
[1] The hand is slightly Italianate, and the book may have been produced for export - the use is of Rome. [2] A sixteenth-century signature on f. 63v, "Giordano," may indicate a later Italian provenance. [3] On loan to the MFA from Mrs. Charles C. Perkins from November 27, 1895 until her death in 1909. [4] Relent to the MFA by Charles B. Perkins from March 23, 1921. [5] MFA accession numbers 22.375-22.379 were purchased together for $1500.
NOTES:
[1] The hand is slightly Italianate, and the book may have been produced for export - the use is of Rome. [2] A sixteenth-century signature on f. 63v, "Giordano," may indicate a later Italian provenance. [3] On loan to the MFA from Mrs. Charles C. Perkins from November 27, 1895 until her death in 1909. [4] Relent to the MFA by Charles B. Perkins from March 23, 1921. [5] MFA accession numbers 22.375-22.379 were purchased together for $1500.
late 13th century
mid-15th century
16th century with 18th–century A.D.ditions
probably 1275–1300 (France), with additions in 1350–1400 (Italy)
1479–1508
about 1300–50
mid-13th century
about 1400–50
about 1450–75
about 1250–1300