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Hours of Mary of Burgundy. The Hours of Mary of Burgundy ( German: Stundenbuch der Maria von Burgund) [1] is a book of hours, a form of devotional book for lay-people, completed in Flanders around 1477, and now in the National Library of Austria. It was probably commissioned for Mary, the ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and then the ...
The Vienna Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy introduced an influential style of book illumination, which caused a sensation in Flanders in the 1470s. It features work by the best miniaturists of their time: Lieven van Lathem, Simon Marmion and the anonymous artist who owes his nickname to this book, the ‘Vienna Master of Mary of Burgundy ...
Mar 17, 2020 · The Princess Mary of Burgundy reads from her Book of Hours housed in precious cloth which rests unwrapped in her lap. Mary of Burgundy with the Virgin and Child, f. 14v, Hours of Mary of Burgundy, Flanders, c. 1475. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Codex Vindobonensis 1857.
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THE HOURS OF MARY OF BURGUNDY date from around 1477. Mary was the only child of the last Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Rash (1433-1477) who died in January of 1477 at Nancy, battling the Swiss.
Apr 28, 2021 · The Hours of Mary of Burgundy and it’s secondary illuminator, the anonymous Master of Mary of Burgundy, introduced a new style of miniatures that influenced the art of illumination for centuries to come.
The prayer book owes its fame mainly to the two so-called window miniatures. The first one on folio 14r depicts an elegant lady, perhaps representing Mary of Burgundy or her stepmother, Margaret of York, seated at a windowsill and reading a prayer book.
The Hours of Mary of Burgundy is a book of hours, a form of devotional book for lay-people, completed in Flanders around 1477, and now in the National Library of Austria. It was probably commissioned for Mary, the ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and then the wealthiest woman in Europe. No records survive as to its commission. The book contains 187 folios, each measuring 225 by 150 ...
