Lewis E 96 Book of Hours, Use of Paris from the Special Collections of the Free Library of Philadelp
Lewis E 96 Book of Hours, Use of Paris from the Special Collections of the Free Library of PhiladelphiaThis manuscript is a Book of Hours for the Use of Paris, produced in the last quarter of the fifteenth century. It contains sixteen large miniatures marking the major divisions of the text, and seventeen seven-line miniatures illustrating the Gospel Lessons after John and the Suffrages. The image above is a miniature showing John on Patmos with an illuminated capital letter “I.”Additional information on this manuscript is available here on OPenn. -- source link
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