Vellum Collection (#9)

Leaf Book Hours Initial D 1400 France Soissons
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400. France, probably Soissons, 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 15.5 x 11.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Angel Chasing Devil recto Two Devils
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto) and Two Devils (verso), c. 1460. Circle of Coetivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Betrayal Christ 1470-1485 Circle
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1470-1485. Circle of Maitre Francois (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 12.4 x 9.3 cm (4 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Decorated Initial Deus Foliated Border
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border (Opening of Terce: Hours of the Holy Spirit), 1430s. And workshop Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish)

Leaf Latin Bible Initial A Judith Beheading Holofernes
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial A and Initial A: Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1230-1240. Circle or workshop of Leber Group (French)

Leaf Book Hours Two Devils verso 1460 Circle
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Two Devils (verso), c. 1460. Circle of Coetivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Angel Chasing Devil recto 1460
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto), c. 1460. Circle of Coetivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

Leaf Book Hours St. Matthew 1415-20 Follower
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew, c. 1415-20. Follower of Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Visitation Leaf Book Hours 5 6 Excised Leaves
The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420. Or workshop Henri d Orquevaulx (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Leaf Excised Antiphonary Initial Q Saints Peter
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325. South Flanders, 14th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)

Leaf Gradual Initial P Nativity 1500 workshop Attavante degli Attavanti
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500. And workshop Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525)

Adjoining Leaves Book Hours Penitential Psalms
Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David in Prayer (2 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1530-35. Noel Bellemare (French, d. 1546), The 1520s Hours Workshop (French)

Leaf Book Hours Penitential Psalms 1530-1535
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms, c. 1530-1535. Noel Bellemare (French, d. 1546), The 1520s Hours Workshop (French)

Leaf Book Hours King David Prayer 2 3 Excised Leaves
Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David in Prayer (2 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1530-35. Noel Bellemare (French, d. 1546), The 1520s Hours Workshop (French)

Single Leaf Scenes Last Supper 1525-1530 Simon Bening
Single Leaf with Scenes from the Last Supper, c.1525-1530. Simon Bening (Flemish, 1483-1561). Tempera with liquid gold and silver on vellum

Leaf Book Hours Adam Eve Fall Man Prefatory Miniature
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory Miniature to the Office of the Virgin) (recto) and Text with Illustrated Border (verso) (1 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1510

Leaf Latin Bible Initial P St. Paul Holding Sword
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P with St. Paul Holding a Sword (St. Pauls Epistle to the Ephesians) (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1250. Circle or workshop of Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)

Leaf Excised Tarleton Hours Christ Carrying Cross
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Terce, Office of the Virgin), c. 1430. Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century

Annunciation Matins Office Virgin Leaf Book Hours
The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1530-1535. Noel Bellemare (French, d. 1546), and The 1520s Hours Workshop (French)

Leaf Book Hours Presentation Temple Roundels
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of the Casting of Lots, the Deposition, and Pieta (None, Office of the Virgin), c. 1460-70

Nativity Leaf Book Hours 3 6 Excised Leaves 1420-1430
The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-1430. Or workshop Henri d Orquevaulx (French). Ink

Ascension Leaf Book Hours 4 6 Excised Leaves
The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-30. Henri d Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera

Single Leaf Gospel Book a Portrait St. Luke 1440-1480
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440-1480. Central Ethiopia, 15th century. Ink and tempera on vellum; sheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Three Cuttings Missal Initial L Annunciation
Three Cuttings from a Missal: Initial L with the Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1470-1500. Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century

Leaf Gradual Music verso 1420-1450 Northern Italy
Leaf from a Gradual with Music (verso), c. 1420-1450. Northern Italy, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 52.1 x 34.9 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)

Leaf Antiphonary Historiated Initial P Prophet Samuel
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel; Arms of the Visconti Family and the Olivetan Order, c. 1439-1447. Olivetan Master (Italian)

Leaf Excised Book Hours Decorated Initial H 1470-1480
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H, c. 1470-1480. Related to Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)

Three Cuttings Missal 1470-1500 Germany Franconia
Three Cuttings from a Missal, c. 1470-1500. Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 17.6 x 9 cm (6 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Leaf Excised Book Hours Angel Banderole within
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a Flourished Border (Prayer to the Holy Trinity), c. 1475. Possibly by Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)

Leaf Book Hours Christ Carrying Cross Sext 1410-1420
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the Cross), c. 1410-1420. France, Brittany(?), 15th century

Christ Pilate Leaf Book Hours 2 6 Excised Leaves
Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-1430. Or workshop Henri d Orquevaulx (French)

Leaf Gradual Historiated Initial Salve Sancta Parens
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with Birth of the Virgin (recto), c. 1420-1450. Northern Italy, 15th century

Leaf Psalter Historiated Initial D Trinity 1310
Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity, c.1310. Follower of Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)

Book Hours Utrecht 1460-1465 Master Gijsbrecht van Brederode
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht), c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 175r Text 1460-1465 Master
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 175r, Text, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 221v Adoration Magi 1460-1465
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 221v, Adoration of the Magi, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 222r Initial Three Kings
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 222r, Initial with Three Kings, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 62v Nativity 1460-1465
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 62v, The Nativity, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 63r Initial Holy Trinity
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 63r, Initial with Holy Trinity, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 174v Text 1460-1465 Master
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 174v, Text, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 158r Text 1460-1465 Master
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 158r, Text, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 14r Initial Nativity 1460-1465
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 14r, Initial with The Nativity, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Book Hours Utrecht fol 157v Text 1460-1465 Master
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 157v, Text, c. 1460-1465. Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish), and Master of the Boston City of God (Netherlandish)

Miniature Compendium Saintss Lives Saint Catherine
Miniature from a Compendium of Saints Lives: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Fifty Philosophers, c. 1200-1210. Northeastern France, early 13th Century

Christ Cross Virgin Saint John 1503 Lucas Cranach
Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and Saint John, 1503. Lucas Cranach (German, 1472-1553). Woodcut on vellum, hand colored with watercolor; image: 22.7 x 16.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.)

Leaf Book Hours Virgin Child Enthroned 1470-1480
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1470-1480. Circle of Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454-1481). Tempera, liquid gold

Leaf Gradual Initial D John Baptist Late 1450s
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s. Attributed to Francesco d Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433-1484)

Leaves Book Hours Visitation Christ Judgment
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment, c. 1415. Workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410-25)

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