Book Of Hours (Use Of Rome); In Latin, Illuminated Manuscript On Parchment -

BOOK DESCRIPTION: BOOK OF HOURS FROM ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED ILLUMINATORS OF RENAISSANCE FLORENCE. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, Italy, Florence, dated September 7, 1508. Dimensions 90 x 55 mm., 199 folios, complete, vertical catchwords, written in brown ink in a gothic bookhand on 14 lines, painted 2-line initials, seven 3-line illuminated initials, FIVE HISTORIATED INITIALS with decorated borders, THREE FULL-PAGE MINIATURES with facing decorated borders. BINDING: nineteenth century red velvet over wooden boards, edges gilt and gauffered, housed in a custom chemise and slipcase. ILLUSTRATION: Book of Hours from the workshop of Attavante degli Attavanti, one of the most celebrated illuminators of Renaissance Florence. Characterized by brightly painted borders of vermillion, emerald, and azure overlaid with gold acanthus tendrils, cartouches, and putti. Portrait medallions of saints and prophets complete the borders. Major prayers are introduced with a double folio spread, pairing a miniature and an historiated initial to create luminous, eye-catching openings. PROVENANCE: A colophon on f. 199v dates the manuscript to September 7, 1508. It was created for a member of the Calcagni family of Poggibonsi whose coat of arms, a hound salient, appears in the lower margin of f. 14. The Calcagni family were based primarily in the town of Poggibonsi but held property in Florence. The Hours may have been made for Daddo Calcagni who owned two houses situated in via dell' Aloro to the west of the Canonica in Florence. Later, the manuscript belonged to J. Marechal Brown III (1915-1981). CONDITION: overall good condition. Full description and images available. (BOH 181)