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accession number: 1964.40
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Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425), c. 1404. Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1964.40
title: Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425)
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creation date: c. 1404
creation date earliest: 1399
creation date latest: 1409
current location: 109 Gothic Painting and Sculpture
creditline: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture: France, Paris
technique: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type: Bound Volume
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CREATORS
* Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French) - artist
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measurements: Codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination
opening date: 1964-03-17T05:00:00
Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 17-April 19, 1964).
title: Year in Review (1964)
opening date: 1964-12-08T05:00:00
Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
title: Treasures of Medieval France
opening date: 1966-11-16T05:00:00
Treasures of Medieval France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1966-January 29, 1967).
title: When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story
opening date: 1981-12-01T05:00:00
When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).
title: Images of the Mind
opening date: 1987-07-07T04:00:00
Images of the Mind. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).
title: Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
opening date: 1989-02-14T05:00:00
Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).
title: Paris 1400. les arts sous Charles VI
opening date: 2004-03-22T00:00:00
Paris 1400. les arts sous Charles VI. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France (organizer) (March 22-July 19, 2004).
title: Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419)
opening date: 2004-05-27T00:00:00
Dukes and Angels: Art from the Court of Burgundy (1364-1419). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2004-January 9, 2005).
title: Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2007-05-10T00:00:00
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).
title: The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
opening date: 2010-11-06T00:00:00
The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).
title: Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
opening date: 2019-07-07T04:00:00
Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Manuscripts et Livres Précieux Retrouvés en Allemagne, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, (1949).', 'opening_date': '1949-01-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Baron Abraham Edmond Benjamin James de Rothschild (1845-1934), Paris, France
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Maurice Edmond Karl de Rothschild (1881-1947), Paris, France
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Edmond Adolphe Maurice Jules Jacques de Rothschild (1926-1997), Paris, France
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(Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York, NY), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: -1964
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh
date: 1964-
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RELATED WORKS
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Wixom, William D. "Twelve Masterpieces of Medieval and Renaissance Book Illumination. A Catalogue to the Exhibition: March 17-May 17, 1964." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 51, no. 3 (1964).
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Wixom, William D. "The Hours of Charles the Noble" Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art 52 (March 1965)
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