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Book of hours owned by Sister Anne la Routye, a nun of the Hostel of God

Catholic Church1460 - 1465

University of Sydney Library

University of Sydney Library
Camperdown, Australia

Manuscript book of hours on vellum, with seventeen large painted miniatures and one historiated initial. Decorated initials and borders throughout; line fillers in red, blue and gold. Written and illuminated in Paris, approximately between 1460 and 1465.

The manuscript, also known as the "Fisher Hours", was in the possession of Sister Anne la Routye, a nun of the Hostel of God in the early sixteenth century in Paris.

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  • Title: Book of hours owned by Sister Anne la Routye, a nun of the Hostel of God
  • Creator: Catholic Church
  • Date Created: 1460 - 1465
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Physical Dimensions: 17 x 11.9 cm
  • Original Language: Latin
  • Provenance: Gift: Friends of the Library (in part) purchase from Quaritch, 1972., Former owners: Anne La Routye, 1505; W. Stuart, 1842; Mrs. M.H.O. Stuart; Tempsford Hall Library.
  • Subject Keywords: Book of Hours, Manuscript, Medieval period
  • Type: Manuscript
  • Original Source: University of Sydney Library, Add.Ms. 58
  • External Link: View this page in the digitised version
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