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Mouth of Hell; Final Absolution
Master of Catherine of Cleves1440
The Morgan Library & Museum
New York, United States
The Hours of Catherine of Cleves is the greatest Dutch illuminated manuscript in the world. Its 157 miniatures are by the gifted Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435–60), who is named after this book. The Master of Catherine of Cleves is considered the finest and most original illuminator of the medieval northern Netherlands, and this manuscript is his masterpiece.
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- Title: Mouth of Hell; Final Absolution
- Creator: Master of Catherine of Cleves
- Creator Lifespan: 15th century
- Creator Nationality: Netherlands
- Date Created: 1440
- Location Created: Utrecht, Netherlands
- Physical Dimensions: w130 x h192 mm
- More Info: http://www.themorgan.org/collection/hours-of-catherine-of-cleves/75
- Credit Line: Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund and through the generosity of the Fellows, and with the special assistance of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Sr., Mrs. Robert Charles, Mr. Laurens M. Hamilton, The Heineman Foundation, Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan, Mrs. John Kean, Mr. Paul Mellon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan, Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. August Schilling, Mrs. Herbert N. Straus, Mrs. Landon K. Thorne, Mrs. Alan Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitridge, and Miss Julia P. Wightman, 1970.
- Type: Manuscript
- External Link: http://www.themorgan.org/collections/collections.asp?id=89
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