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Object Name |
Bedford Hours Nativity |
Object ID# |
MC 0773 |
Artist (original) |
The 'Bedford Master' artist |
Date |
Early 15th Century |
Description |
The Nativity, with scenes from the Christmas story (f.65). The Book of Hours was written and illuminated by the "Bedford Master" for John, Duke of Bedford. This particular scene of the nativity is unusual in depicting the stable surrounded by a snowy landscape. The Bedford Hours is one of Britain's major treasures. An outstanding example of late mediaeval manuscript art, it was written and illuminated in the early 15th century for John, Duke of Bedford, younger brother of King Henry V and his wife, Anne of Burgundy. The principal artist of the leading Parisian workshop in which it was produced takes his name, the 'Bedford Master', from his English patron. Expertly planned and professionally executed, the Bedford Hours is celebrated for the enormous range of its pictorial scheme, with many superb large miniatures in brilliant colours, and almost 1250 exquisite marginal details. The Book of Hours or Bedford Hours (c. 1410-1430) |
Place of Origin |
Britain |
Medium |
Manuscript art |
Metzger Location |
Christian History |
Location of Original |
The British Library London. Additional Ms. 18850 |
Dimensions Details |
Height: 230 mm Weidth: 155 mm |