Book of Hours (Use of Metz)
Unknown Artist
c. 1440
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
14.2 × 9.4 cm
Classification
Bound Volume
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt
Accession Number
1942.1514
About this artwork
The first seven folios of this book list dedications for Metz churches and indulgences, or ways to receive forgiveness for sins, that are unique to that diocese, or area of jurisdiction of a bishop. The city of Metz, situated on the Moselle River, was the cultural and commercial capital of Lorraine during the 1400s. It was also the location of an important bishopric and therefore the center of a growing book trade.