id:			130055
accession number:	1952.465.145.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.465.145.a
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Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial, c. 1480. Hausbuch Master (German). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1952.465.145.a

title:				Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits: Decorated Initial
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creation date:			c. 1480
creation date earliest:		1475
creation date latest:		1485
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	Germany, Middle Rhine, 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Bound Volume
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CREATORS

* Hausbuch Master (German)  - miniatures by

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measurements: Codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination
	opening date:   1964-03-17T05:00:00
	<i>Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 17-April 19, 1964).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
The four gospels are preceded by a full-page portrait miniature of the appropriate evangelist. Per tradition, they are represented as contemporary scribes surrounded by all the tools of their trade— ink pots, quill pens, and penknives. The anonymous illuminator of these miniatures, called the Hausbuch Master, is known primarily for an album of lively drawings as well as some 90 copper engravings now in Amsterdam. He was also apparently a panel painter of some distinction. The skillful pen work, tracery, and vine scrolls, as well as the large initials, are the work of other artists.The binding is original.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 192
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n45

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