Catholic Church Book of Hours - Use of Rome

Catholic Church Book of Hours - Use of Rome

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AUTHOR: UNKNOWN

LANGUAGE: LATIN

DATE: 1475-1500

PAGE #: 115

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.75” x 8.75”

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: “BOOKS OF HOURS FOR ROME”, IS AN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT WITH 115 PAGES OF PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS. WRITTEN BETWEEN 1475-1500, AND RECOVERED FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, NO AUTHOR IS LISTED IN THE LATIN TEXT.

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