The Hours of Catherine of Cleves [Illuminated Manuscripts] [Prayer Book] [Book of Hours]

New York: George Braziller, 1973. Second Printing. Hardcover in an Illustrated Slipcover. Fine/A Near Fine Slip Case; No Dust Jacket As Issued.

Blind-stamped light brown swede boards with silver gilt spine titles.  The slipcase with color paste-on on the front and folding over to the spine.

No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; and an attractive previous owner's bookplate. 167 pages; 8.5 inches inches tall; color illustrations on glossy plates. The  black cloth slipcase has minor age-toning and the paste-on title has darkening on the spine.

From the Pierpoint Morgan Library. The Hours of Catherine (truncated) of Cleves is an ornately illuminated manuscript in the Gothic art style, produced in about 1440 by the anonymous Dutch artist known as the Master of Catherine of Cleves. It is one of the most lavishly illuminated manuscripts to survive from the 15th century and has been described as one of the masterpieces of Northern European illumination. (Inventory #: 17246)