Book of Hours for a Venetian Nun at San Lorenzo (Use of Venice)

ArtistIlluminator: Circle of the Master of the Donato Commission Italian, active in Venice circa 1425–1455

ArtistBookbinder: Mendoza Binder , active in Venice circa 1530–1555

Date1442

MediumIlluminated manuscript on parchment; leather binding

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth (bound volume): 117.5 × 95.3 × 57.2 mm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
height and width (individual leaves): 114.3 × 82.6 mm (4 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)

ClassificationsBook Arts

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Ron and Jeanette Doggett Endowed Fund for European Art

Object number2025.5.1

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ProvenanceCreated in 1442 for a nun of the convent of San Lorenzo, Castello, Venice. Possibly John A. Galvin (b. 1908 Hobart, Tasmania; d. Vancouver, April 2, 1994); Seán Galvin, Ardmulchan, County Meath, Ireland; private collection, New York; [Doyle New York, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps (24BP02), May 1, 2024, lot 43]; [Les Enluminures, Chicago, Paris, and New York, May 1, 2024, BOH 247].Published ReferencesDoyle New York, Rare Books, Autographs & Maps (24BP02), May 1, 2024, LOT 43, online catalog entry; Francesca Manzari with Lola Massolo, Google site: HOURS/ORE. Italian Books of hours/Libri d'ore italiani, libridoreitaliani_Manzari, no. 625.Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Les Enluminures booth at The Winter Show, Park Ave Armory, January 24–February 2, 2025.
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