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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets
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This leaf came from a book of hours, a devotional book popular in the Middle Ages. They contained prayers that a devoted individual would use throughout the day. It has been estimated that 1 in 15 households owned a book of hours, although this luxurious example could only have belonged to an aristocratic household.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLeaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets, c. 1485. Attributed to Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian). Tempera and gold on parchment; sheet: 15.1 x 9.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.280
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