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Illuminated manuscript, Book of Hours in Dutch, Annunciation to the shepherds, Walters Manuscript W.188, fol. 104r — Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts

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Walters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts

Illuminated manuscript, Book of Hours in Dutch, Annunciation to the shepherds, Walters Manuscript W.188, fol. 104r

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This illuminated Book of Hours was produced in the second quarter of the fifteenth century. It is written in the Netherlandish translation of Geert Grote. Although lacking in full-page miniatures, the manuscript contains eighteen historiated initials by the Masters of Zweder van Culemborg with ornamental initials and decoration throughout. To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.

Artist / MakerWalters Art Museum Illuminated Manuscripts
Date2012-04-27
Culture / OriginWalters MS W188 - Book of Hours in Dutch
Dimensions1163×1800 px (digital)
DepartmentIllumination (Tezhip)
TypeManuscript painting
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