. Folio 16 recto from a Book of Hours, a deorated initial and border . This is a remarkably large and lavishly illuminated Book of Hours, combining French and English styles. The first leaf contains a list of obits members of the royal family and of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Earls of Ormond and their wives, so it was probably made for Anne Boleyn's grandfather, Thomas Butler (1426-1515), 7th Earl of Ormond, or a member of his family. It was given in the early 16th century to a chapel at 'Suthwyke', probably Southwick in Hampshire. The start of the Hours of the Virgin, facing a full-page miniature,
. Folio 16 recto from a Book of Hours, a deorated initial and border . This is a remarkably large and lavishly illuminated Book of Hours, combining French and English styles. The first leaf contains a list of obits members of the royal family and of the 4th, 5th, and 6th Earls of Ormond and their wives, so it was probably made for Anne Boleyn's grandfather, Thomas Butler (1426-1515), 7th Earl of Ormond, or a member of his family. It was given in the early 16th century to a chapel at 'Suthwyke', probably Southwick in Hampshire. The start of the Hours of the Virgin, facing a full-page miniature, has an initial 'D' and border of typical English foliage, inhabited by a snail and hybrid creatures. 1500 87 BLRoyal2BXVFol016rDecInit
Size: 1853px × 2697px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ., /, /., 1500.
