Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 12r, Calendar Page for December (c. 1470): Art, History and Details

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 12r, Calendar Page for December (c. 1470) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The rubric, or red text, of the recto (right) page says Secundum Iohanne, or Gospel of John, indicating the gospel lessons’ beginning. The page is enhanced with an image of the four evangelists writing the Gospels. At top left is John, with an eagle, writing while the devil tries to thwart him by stealing his inkwell. Beside this is Matthew, at a traditional desk, an angel kneeling nearby. In the next row are Mark with a lion and Luke with an ox. The preceding page includes the calendar’s end, December, with a cluster of gold days for the Christmas season.

Object facts

• Title: Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 12r, Calendar Page for December
• Date: c. 1470
• Creator attribution: Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
• Culture: France, Rouen
• Type: Bound Volume
• Technique: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
• Dimensions: Codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
• Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations
• Department: Medieval Art
• Accession number: 1952.227.12.a

Collection credit

Gift of the Feiss family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Feiss

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