Book of Hours, use of Rome
Medieval Manuscripts
Item Info
Item No: mca1190091
Additional Title: Book of Hours, use of Rome
Script:
Rotunda
Language: Latin
Folio Number: f. 9r
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes: Mary in Glory
Notes: This miniature marks the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin in this book of hours. The artist of this page was Giovanni Pietro Birago, who worked in Milan at the end of the fifteenth century and beginning of the sixteenth. The coat of arms at the bottom of the page belongs to the House of Este, indicating that this manuscript was made for a member of that family.
Sirsi Catalog Key: 1611170
Country: Country:Italy
City/Town/Township:Milan
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): 1499
Image Dimensions Width: 242 mm
ShelfMark: Lewis E 119
Creator Name: Giovanni Pietro Birago - Artist
f. 9r
f. 17v 
f. 32v 
f. 55r 
ff. 56v-57r