Hours of Francis I, 1539–40, French, Paris or Tours, Illuminated manuscript on parchment, bound in leather with gilt, Overall

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Hours of Francis I, 1539–40, French, Paris or Tours, Illuminated manuscript on parchment, bound in leather with gilt, Overall, bound dimensions, confirmed: 8 3/16 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Parchment, This is the only extant fully illuminated Book of Hours made for King Francis I (1494–1547, ruled from 1515).The eighteen illuminations in this devotional book feature the Gospels and various scenes from the lives of Christ and Mary

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