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Book of Hours (Use of Metz): Fol. 27r, Decorated Initials

c. 1440

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This volume contains only one full-page miniature of the standing Virgin with Child. It introduces the prayer: "Holy Mary, faultless Lady, intercede for us. . . . " The first seven folios of the book list dedications of Metz churches and indulgences that are unique to that diocese. The city of Metz, situated on the Moselle River, was the cultural and commercial capital of Lorraine during the 1400s. It was also the location of an important bishopric (diocese of a bishop) and therefore the center of a growing book trade.

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  • Title: Book of Hours (Use of Metz): Fol. 27r, Decorated Initials
  • Date Created: c. 1440
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
  • Type: Bound Volume
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1514.27.a
  • Medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: France, Metz
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt
  • Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
  • Accession Number: 1942.1514.27.a
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