E0104 Leaf from an Italian Book of Hours

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Title

E0104 Leaf from an Italian Book of Hours

Subject

Book of Hours

Description

This leaf comes from the very first medieval manuscript Otto Ege ever owned; he bought it in Philadelphia in 1911 when he was 23 years old. Denison already owns another leaf from the manuscript (shelfmark Z109.O74, leaf 4); others are owned by Binghamton University, the University of Colorado, the Cleveland Public Library, Oberlin College, the Reading (PA) Public Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art

Source

Italian Book of Hours circa 1460

Date

circa 1460

Contributor

Donated to Denison University Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Fred Porcheddu-Engel on October 30, 2015

Rights

Item in public domain. Description provided by Dr. Fred Porcheddu-Engel.

Relation

Gwara handlist #80

Format

300 dpi, JPEG file, 147x95 mm, written area 84x55 mm. Single column, 15 lines, beginning "te propiciatio est." Loose.

Language

Latin

Type

Medieval manuscript leaf

Tags

Citation

“E0104 Leaf from an Italian Book of Hours,” Digital Exhibits | Denison University Archives & Special Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://exhibits.denisonarchives.org/items/show/9.