The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux is an illuminated book of hours in the Gothic style, created between 1324 and 1328 by Jean Pucelle for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of Charles IV of France. It was sold in 1954 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it is now held at The Cloisters.
Facts
Year Created MediumIlluminated book of hours, mostly grisaille drawings with tempera 1 LocationThe Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Primary Material Classification
GenreManuscript Illumination 1 Connections
In Form
Small illuminated book of hours by Jean Pucelle, 1324-1328.
In the Other Atlases
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1. Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section, first paragraph, second sentence
According to the usual account, it was created between 1324 and 1328 by Jean Pucelle for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of Charles IV of France.
Lead section, second paragraph, first sentence
The book is very lavishly decorated, mostly in grisaille drawings, and is a highly important example of an early royal book of hours
Description section, second paragraph
The vellum is extremely thin, almost transparent, and the text by an unknown scribe is very finely written.
Lead section, first paragraph, third sentence
It was sold in 1954 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York where it is now part of the collection held at The Cloisters (accession number 54.1.2), and usually on display.
Genre reference
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux is an illuminated book of hours in the Gothic style, created between 1324 and 1328 by Jean Pucelle for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of Charles IV of France.
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