Book of Hours (variant of Use of Paris, and Use of Rome)
probably 1275–1300 (France), with additions in 1350–1400 (Italy)
Place of Manufacturepossibly Paris, France
Place of Manufacturepossibly Bologna, Italy
Medium/TechniqueTempera, ink, pencil (modern), and gold on parchment; bindings of pigskin over boards, with gold
DimensionsOverall (page dimensions): 13.5 x 9.6 cm (5 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Other (Italian section; page dimensions): 7.5 x 5.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Other (Italian section; page dimensions): 7.5 x 5.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineFrank S. Adams Fund
Accession number22.376
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Not on viewClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1895, Frances Davenport Bruen (Mrs. Charles C. Perkins; b. 1825 - d. 1909), Boston [see note 1]; 1909, to her son, Charles Bruen Perkins (b. 1860 - d. 1929) and his wife, Elizabeth Ward Perkins (b. 1873 - d. 1954), Boston; 1922, sold by Elizabeth W. Perkins to the MFA for $1500 [see note 2]. (Accession Date: March 2, 1922)
NOTES:
[1] From 1895 until 1909, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Mrs. Charles C. Perkins. Following her death, ownership was transferred to her son and heir Charles B. Perkins. [2] MFA accession numbers 22.375-22.379 were purchased together for $1500.
NOTES:
[1] From 1895 until 1909, this manuscript was on loan to the MFA from Mrs. Charles C. Perkins. Following her death, ownership was transferred to her son and heir Charles B. Perkins. [2] MFA accession numbers 22.375-22.379 were purchased together for $1500.
about 1300–50
mid-15th century
16th century with 18th–century A.D.ditions
late 13th century
about 1433–66
1479–1508
about 1300–50
mid-13th century
