Book of Hours (Use of Metz)
c. 1440
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Book of Hours (Use of Metz), c. 1440. France, Metz. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt 1942.1514 It is believed that medieval men and women read their books of hours aloud, not silently.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Bound Volume
- Formatted Medium
- ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1942.1514
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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