Book of hours : use of Geert Grote, [ca. 1500].

Catholic Church

1500

1 v. (175 leaves) : parchment, ill.

Princeton Digital PUL

A closed, leather-bound book with ornate embossed patterns and brass clasps. The cover is a rich brown with darker brown decorative elements and gold-toned metal hardware. A closed, leather-bound book with ornate embossed patterns and brass clasps. The cover is a rich brown with darker brown decorative elements and gold-toned metal hardware. Decoration: Penwork line-endings in rectangles of gold with alternating red and black filigree, in Litany. 1-line penwork initials alternately gold and blue for versals. 2-line blue initials with red penwork of Utrecht style, occasionally touched with green, for psalms, hymns, lessons, chapters, canticles, and collects (alternating with 2- to 3-line champide initials) in Hours and Office of the Dead. 2-line six KL initials of Calendar in blue, with red flourishes