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Book/Printed Material Book of Hours for Use in Paris: The Hours of René of Anjou. Horae ad usum Parisiensem

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Title

  • Book of Hours for Use in Paris: The Hours of René of Anjou.

Other Title

  • Horae ad usum Parisiensem

Summary

  • This book of hours was written around 1435-36 in the workshop of the Rohan Master in Paris for René of Anjou (1409-80), the second son of Louis II of Anjou. The portraits of Louis II and René are to be found on folios 61 and 81 respectively, along with René's coat of arms and emblems. These are death wearing a crown, the eagle holding the Cross of Lorraine (in reference to his first wife, Isabelle of Lorraine, from whom he inherited the duchy in 1431), and the sail in the wind with the motto En Dieu en Soit (According to God's will). The portrait of René of Anjou suggests that he was a prince desirous of dynastic glory, a lover of luxury, and a patron who was sensitive to the art of his time and driven by the strength of his devotions. The Master of Rohan (flourished 1410-40) is known for a style which, compared to the work of his contemporaries, is memorably expressive. It is thought that he began his career in Champagne, worked for a time in Paris, and later returned to Champagne. Scholars have linked the Rohan hours with Angers and the Angevin court.

Names

  • Rohan Master, active 15th century Creator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1435 to 1436]

Headings

  • -  France--Île-de-France--Paris
  • -  France--Pays de la Loire
  • -  1435 to 1436
  • -  Books of hours
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Liturgies
  • -  Miniatures (Illuminations)
  • -  Prayers
  • -  Psalms
  • -  René I, King of Naples and Jerusalem, 1409-1480

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 148 folios ; 260 x 185 millimeters.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: Colum Hourihane, editor, The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012)
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of France.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668065

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rohan Master, Active 15Th Century Creator. Book of Hours for Use in Paris: The Hours of René of Anjou. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1436, 1435] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668065/.

APA citation style:

Rohan Master, A. 1. C. C. (1435) Book of Hours for Use in Paris: The Hours of René of Anjou. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1436] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668065/.

MLA citation style:

Rohan Master, Active 15Th Century Creator. Book of Hours for Use in Paris: The Hours of René of Anjou. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1436, 1435] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668065/>.