Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 108v, Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary
Medium
112 Printed folios on parchment, bound
Classification
Bound Volume
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
2009.276.108.b
Tags
male
About this artwork
Printed books of hours were produced between 1485 and 1520. Significantly less expensive than handwritten production, printing made books of hours’ popularity soar. More than 1,775 different versions were printed during this time, allowing much customization. This hybrid version has printed text but hand-colored images and comes from Paris, a major center of book production. Open to the suffrages, indicated in red at the top, one page is devoted to Saint Anne and one to Mary Magdalene. Other ver...