# Book of Hours

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MASTER of the Duke of Bedford](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/master-of-the-duke-of-bedford-rb86739e633a715>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Manuscript \(Ms. 2164\), 170 x 120 mm

## Commentary

Book of Hours 1430s Manuscript \(Ms. 2164\), 170 x 120 mm Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan This French codex begins with a calendar, with each month on a separate leaf. The decorative scheme consists of two tiny framed pictures in the outer margins; the upper ones show the occupations of the months, domestic or rural scenes, while the lower ones have a sign of the zodiac for the corresponding month; in the lower margins are pairs of figures representing an Old Testament patriarch and a New Testament saint. The following leaves contain a cycle of saints with 32 almost full-page miniatures set within arched frames. The codex is the product of the workshop of Master of the Duke of Bedford, a famous Parisian illuminator. The illustration on folio 188 depicts the archangel St Michael slaying the devil, against a background of a small island in a sea ploughed by ships.

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## Attribution

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