Book of Hours, Use of Augustinian Canons of Windesheim Chapter, Initial “D” with the Annunciation to the shepherds, Walters Manuscript W.172, fol. 29r

Completed for liturgical use of the Augustinian Canons of the Windesheim Chapter ca. 1450, this Book of Hours features eleven extant miniatures and nine historiated initials. The manuscript was illuminated by the Master of the Ghent Privileges and associates, possibly in Tournai. The first owner's association with Ghent as a cleric is evinced in the graded calendar, with possible visual references on fols. 1r and 82v. Along with occasional marginal additions, this Book of Hours also features some heraldry that attests to a cherished history. To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.