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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title

 Two pages from a book of hours from Bruges, 1494


Year

 1494


Type

 handschrift, manuscript


Measurements

 12,6 x 9,1 cm


Related term

 getijdenboeken, miniaturen, randversieringen, handschriften, boekversiering


Period

 15e eeuw


Classification

 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst


Content

 At the end of the 15th century, the printed book gradually replaced the manuscript, but around 1500, the illumination of manuscripts in the Netherlands was still fully flourishing with the miniatures of the Ghent-Bruges school. This Book of Hours is a fine example.


Original

 Getijdenboek. - Brugge: 1494, fol. 91v-92r


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 74 G 2


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


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 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek