id:			160827
accession number:	1999.134
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.134
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:34.768000

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H, c. 1470–1480. Related to Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 17.5 x 12.3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 1999.134

title:				Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H
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creation date:			c. 1470–1480
creation date earliest:		1465
creation date latest:		1485
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creditline:			The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection
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culture:	North Netherlands, Zwolle(?), 15th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)  - artist

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measurements: Each leaf: 17.5 x 12.3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations
	opening date:   1999-12-19T00:00:00
	<i>The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 19, 1999-February 27, 2000).

	title:		The Netherlandish Miniature, 1260-1550 (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2013-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Netherlandish Miniature, 1260-1550 (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 8, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA, 19 December 1999 - 27 February 2000, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations, cat. 56, illus. p. 58.

* Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 115): December 16, 2013 - December 8, 2014.

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PROVENANCE

	[Bruce Ferrini, Akron]
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wall description:
The difficulty in localizing Dutch manuscripts of the second half of the 15th century is formidable. Many shared or exchanged characteristics are found, particularly in terms of page layout, border decoration, and initial design. The present leaf contains borders embellished with brightly colored flowers (columbines) and acanthus leaves filled in with gold bezants, tiny green leaves, and little black dots. Though different in palette, these elements bear closest resemblance to borders and initials produced by a group of artists associated with the Zwolle Bible (Utrecht, Universiteitsbibliotheek, MS. 31). The original illuminators are believed to have worked within the Monastery of the Canons Regular at Agnietenberg. This leaf is painted in an associated style by an artist who must have been familiar with the Zwolle group.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection of Manuscript Illuminations</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 58, cat. no. 56
	url:		https://archive.org/details/BlackburnIlluminations/page/n70

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