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![This dish features a three part structural division; the boss is almost flat. Around the depressed area is a band of degenerate Gothic [or pseudo-Arabic] script. On the brim are solid lustre painted zig-zags, possibly a late version of gadroons. The empty areas of this pattern are filled with dots and floral motifs. The reverse has repeated circles only.](/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMjIvMDUvMjUvNHVtdXlvNGgwcF9kZWZhdWx0LmpwZyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMjQweDIwMCJdXQ?sha=4c312278c29b047b "This dish features a three part structural division; the boss is almost flat. Around the depressed area is a band of degenerate Gothic [or pseudo-Arabic] script. On the brim are solid lustre painted zig-zags, possibly a late version of gadroons. The empty areas of this pattern are filled with dots and floral motifs. The reverse has repeated circles only.")
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Leaf from a Book of Hours (Calendar for October)
Accession Number
1958/1.164
Title
Leaf from a Book of Hours (Calendar for October)
Artist(s)
French
Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)
Object Creation Date
circa 1440
Medium & Support
ink, tempera and gold on parchment
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.7 x 13.5 cm);7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.73 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Label copy
Every book of hours began with a calendar showing the important feast (holy) days for each month. This calendar for October contains the names "St. Francis, confessor," "St. Faith, virgin," and "Pope Calixtus." The large monogram "KL" stands for "kalends," the Roman name for the first day of the month.
Books of hours begin with a calendar showing the important feast (holy) days for each month. This calendar for October includes the names " St. Francis, confessor," " St. Faith, virgin," and Pope Calixtus. The large monogram "KL" stands for kalends, the Roman name for the first day of the month. The book of hours was a private devotional book for use by laypeople, containing prayers to be recited at the seven liturgical hours of the day. (The liturgy is a set of procedures required for public worship.) The main text of the book is the Little Office of the Virgin Mary, or the Hours of the Virgin.
Gallery display label text by curator Annette Dixon, March 2002
Primary Object Classification
-
Collection Area
Western
Rights
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Keywords
Text-based Art
calendars
calligraphy
decorated initial
1958/1.164
Title
Leaf from a Book of Hours (Calendar for October)
Artist(s)
French
Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)
Object Creation Date
circa 1440
Medium & Support
ink, tempera and gold on parchment
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.7 x 13.5 cm);7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (18.73 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Label copy
Every book of hours began with a calendar showing the important feast (holy) days for each month. This calendar for October contains the names "St. Francis, confessor," "St. Faith, virgin," and "Pope Calixtus." The large monogram "KL" stands for "kalends," the Roman name for the first day of the month.
Books of hours begin with a calendar showing the important feast (holy) days for each month. This calendar for October includes the names " St. Francis, confessor," " St. Faith, virgin," and Pope Calixtus. The large monogram "KL" stands for kalends, the Roman name for the first day of the month. The book of hours was a private devotional book for use by laypeople, containing prayers to be recited at the seven liturgical hours of the day. (The liturgy is a set of procedures required for public worship.) The main text of the book is the Little Office of the Virgin Mary, or the Hours of the Virgin.
Gallery display label text by curator Annette Dixon, March 2002
Primary Object Classification
-
Collection Area
Western
Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Keywords
Text-based Art
calendars
calligraphy
decorated initial
