Thirteen leaves with historiated borders and initials taken by John Ruskin from the Hours of Yolande of Flanders
Thirteen leaves with historiated borders and initials taken by John Ruskin from the Hours of Yolande of Flanders. The main part of the Hours is now in the British Museum (Yates Thompson MS. 27). It bears the arms of Yolande from Flanders after her marriage with Phillippe de Navarre in 1353. (cf. S.C. Cockerell, The Book of Hours of Yolande of Flanders, London, 1905, and J.S. Dearden, 'John Ruskin, the collector’, The Library, XXI (1966), p. 142).
Dates
- Creation: [1353?-1363?]
Extent
13 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Dep. a. 1, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
Dep. a. 1
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22069
Abstract
Thirteen leaves with historiated borders and initials taken by John Ruskin from the Hours of Yolande of Flanders
Biographical / Historical
John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English art and social critic.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by the Trustees of the Ruskin School, Oct 1929.
- Title
- Thirteen leaves with historiated borders and initials taken by John Ruskin from the Hours of Yolande of Flanders
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2022 by Marion Lowman
- Date
- EAD version 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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