Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Title
Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Description
This minuscule Italian Book of Hours is illustrated with sixteen rectangular miniatures painted in a rough but vivacious style. The unusual iconographic program demonstrates how even relatively modest commissions could be customized for innovative devotional needs. Here, the sequence of images is imagined as a chronological narrative spanning the whole book, beginning with the Birth of the Virgin. Saint Reparata appears in the calendar and is repeated along with Saint Zenobius in the Litany, indicating that this Book of Hours was made for use in Florence. The naive yet forceful style of the miniatures has much in common with the work of Bartolomeo d’Antonio Varnucci (ca. 1410–79).
Date
ca. 1420–40
Format
Manuscript on parchment, 244 fols.
Identifier
The Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 115
Coverage
Florence, Italy
Collection:
5. Showcasing Salvation; Devotion by Design
Tags
Citation
“Book of Hours, Use of Rome,” Making the Renaissance Manuscript, accessed May 17, 2024, http://makingrenmanuscripts.exhibits.library.upenn.edu/items/show/30.
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