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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto); Psalm 5 (verso)
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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto); Psalm 5 (verso)

Coëtivy Master (French), None · c. 1460 · Ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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The leaf shows the life of St Alexis, a monk of the 300s. His veneration became popular in France since the 1100s when the French poem la Vie de saint Alexis was written. This text is regarded as one of the earliest examples in romance language written in French and not in Latin.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineLeaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto); Psalm 5 (verso), c. 1460. Circle of Coëtivy Master (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; plate: 15.7 x 12.4 cm (6 3/16 x 4 7/8 in.); sheet: 19.4 x 14.4 cm (7 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 2022.102
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