Book of Hours
Object type: Manuscript
Department: The Cloisters
Culture: Netherlandish
Artist: Simon Bening
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1530–35
Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; modern red leather binding
Dimensions: Manuscript: 2 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/8 in. (6.5 × 5.2 × 2.9 cm)
Folio: 2 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (5.9 × 4.2 cm)
Illumination only: 1 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (4.8 × 3.4 cm)
Text area: 1 7/16 in. × 1 in. (3.6 × 2.6 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Geography: Made in Bruges   present-day Belgium  
Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Men|Women|Cows|Dogs|Horses|Sheep|Holy Family|Jesus|Annunciation|Nativity|Working|Shepherds