Title: Book of Hours
Object type: Manuscript
Date: ca. 1530–35
Culture: Netherlandish
Artist:  Simon Bening 
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Ghent (?) 1483/84–1561 Bruges
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Artist role: Artist
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
Credit line: The Cloisters Collection, 2015
Geography: Made in Bruges   present-day Belgium      
Department: The Cloisters
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Women, term: Cows, term: Dogs, term: Horses, term: Sheep, term: Holy Family, term: Jesus, term: Annunciation, term: Nativity, term: Working, term: Shepherds