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![[picture: Front Cover]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/tn/000-front-cover-q90-318x500.jpg "[picture: Front Cover]")
Some page images and details taken from a mediæval Latin Book of Hours in the Rosenwald collection at the Library of Congress in America. The manuscript was once believed to have been written and decorated by Geoffroy Tory.
The pages were scanned at the Library of Congress and are online there as Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10
There are 113 leaves in the manuscript, which is written on parchment approximately 24cm high (10 inches or so).
In some cases I have digitally enlarged the images so that you can use them in print projects; this makes the larger images be slightly fuzzy.
Title: Book of Hours, Rosenwald MS. 10
Published by: The Roman Catholic Church
City: Touraine
Date: 1533
Total items: 18
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Letter ``O'' from 16th century book of hours]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/wm/big/024-detail-initial-o-283x200.jpg "[picture: Letter ``O'' from 16th century book of hours]")
Letter “O” from 16th century book of hours
The letter O painted in blue and gold and used as a decorative initial or drop cap. This image was on image 24 of the library of Congress page images. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/wm/big/015-detail-miniature-artist-painting-portrait-186x200.jpg "[picture: Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel]")
Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel
A Mediæval (OK, Medieval in America) miniature painting taken from a Latin book of hours. The artist is wearing a red gown and a blue hood and stole or scarf. He is painting a woman, holding his brush up against the canvas—or against the wood on which he paints—which is held upright on an easel. He holds a pallette in his left hand. Behind the easel [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Letter ``I'' from 16th century book of hours]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/wm/big/014-detail-initial-I-327x200.jpg "[picture: Letter ``I'' from 16th century book of hours]")
Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours
The letter I painted in red and gold used as a decorative initial. This is what in calligraphy today is called a built-up letter, made with multiple pen or brush strokes. However, it was then gilded with gold. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Letter ``C'' from 16th century book of hours]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/wm/big/016-detail-initial-c-q75-178x200.jpg "[picture: Letter ``C'' from 16th century book of hours]")
Letter “C” from 16th century book of hours
The letter C painted in red and gold used as a decorative initial.
This image was on image 16 of the Library of Congress page images. [$]
![[picture: Letter ``D'' from 16th century book of hours]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/wm/big/015-detail-initial-D-310x200.jpg "[picture: Letter ``D'' from 16th century book of hours]")
Letter “D” from 16th century book of hours
The letter D painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial.
This image was on image 15 of the Library of Congress page images. [$]
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