id:			108538
accession number:	1926.244
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.244
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:02.003000

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435. France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.244

title:				Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 1435
creation date earliest:		1430
creation date latest:		1440
current location:		115 Manuscripts & Textiles
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Domine labia mea aperies et os meum adnuntiabit…[laudem tuam]
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gothic Art 1360-1440
	opening date:   1963-08-06T04:00:00
	<i>Gothic Art 1360-1440</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 6-September 15, 1963).

	title:		The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours (Gallery 115 rotation)
	opening date:   2022-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>The Medieval Top Seller: The Book of Hours (Gallery 115 rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26, 2022-July 30, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	[Durlacher Brothers, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art]
	date: -1926
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1926-
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fun fact:
The images and decorated initials in the book of hours were used to provoke meditation and prayer, leading to books of hours sometimes being referred to as “painted prayers.”

digital description:
In most books of hours, the Hours of the Cross and the Hours of the Holy Spirit are much shorter than the Hours of the Virgin. Like the Hours of the Virgin, in these, each hour consists of specific hymns, devotional poems, and prayers to be said throughout the day. Accompanying illustrations are either events surrounding the Crucifixion or the Pentecost, the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his ascension to heaven. Traditionally, the Hours of the Cross begins with a scene of the Crucifixion of Christ. The illumination, or illustration, can help determine which series is indicated, as the Hours of the Cross and Holy Spirit begin with the same text. After 1400, such text no longer appeared solely in Latin but could be in French or Dutch, making it more accessible to laypeople.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Ricci, Seymour de. <em>Census of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the United States and Canada, Supplement. </em>New York: Bibliographical Society, 1961.
	page number: 	p. 1931
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	Gothic Art 1360-1440. (1963). <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art,</em> <em>50</em>(7).
	page number: 	no. 16, p. 204
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25151960

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IMAGES

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