The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves)

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) · c. 1420–30

ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Mostly used by women, books of hours are estimated to have been owned by every fourth household at the height of their popularity.

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