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Sforza Hours

Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Milan and Ghent β€” Around 1486/90 and around 1520

A Renaissance masterpiece with a story like a thriller: begun by Giovan Pietro Birago, then stolen, completed by Gerard Horenbout, and separated into four parts because of its 200+ beautiful miniatures

  1. A master manuscript with 203 miniatures begun ca. 1486 by Giovanni Pietro Birago and completed ca. 1520 by Gerard Horenbout

  2. Birago reported to his his client, the Duchess of Milan, that about a third of the leaves were stolen by a mendicant friar

  3. 350 years later, the artistic treasure is divided by the British Library into four separate volumes

Sforza Hours

Add. MS 34294 British Library (London, United Kingdom)
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Sforza Hours

Hardly any other medieval manuscript is comparable to the breathtakingly illuminated Sforza Hours. The precious work was begun in about 1486 as a commission for Duchess Bona of Savoy, wife of Galleazo Maria Sforza, by the talented book artist Giovan Pietro Birago, who worked at the Sforza court in Milan. After a never solved robbery of about one third of the unfinished leaves, work on the magnificent manuscript was stopped around 1495 and not completed until 1521 by Gerard Horenbout, the Dutch court painter of Margaret of Austria. Long aberrations brought the magnificent manuscript to some of the most important ruling houses of the Renaissance. Its incomparably valuable and precious illumination, which gathers in the smallest space countless splendid borders and 203 full-page miniatures, which are in no way inferior to the great panel painting, still casts a spell on the awestruck beholder.

Sforza Hours

Books of hours were the most popular prayer and devotional books intended for the laity in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. The books of hours from the Renaissance Period are outstanding examples of the high art of hand-made book illumination and count among the most beautiful manuscripts that were ever made. The Sforza Hours is a fantastic masterpiece of splendid miniature painting in spectacular colors and rich pictorial adornment. This manuscript is a work whose charming, opulent design is befitting of the paramount position of the Sforza family. The Sforza have been characterized alongside the Medici as the most significant commissioners and patrons of the artistic life of the Renaissance. The splendid book of hours consists of 696 breathtakingly illustrated vellum pages. Alongside 203 full-page miniatures, fantastic bordures in an unending variety of colors and lavish gold adornment adorn the work in excess.

Art at the Court of the Sforza

The book of hours was commissioned by Duchess Bona of Savoy, the wife of Galeazzo Sforza. She was a daughter of Duke Louis the Elder and was married in July of 1468. The dazzling Renaissance prince Galeazzo Maria Sforza was not only known for his lecherous, cruel, and tyrannical character, but he also has gone down in history as a patron of art and music. Some of the most talented artists from across Europe worked at the Sforza court, among them the Milanese Giovan Pietro Birago, the leading miniaturist during the reign of Lodovico Sforza. Birago was entrusted with the commission for the Bona’s book of hours. With this work, he created his masterpiece and simultaneously a principle work of European Renaissance art. Birago was inspired by the painting of Leonardo da Vinci for the depiction of people, Andrea Mantegna was his example for the composition of landscapes. The incomprehensibly precious book illustrations of the Sforza Hours surpassed everything that had previously been known in the world of book art. The codex, which is kept safe today in the British Library in London, can look back on an exciting history.

A Spectacular Journey Through History

There exists a letter from the painter Birago concerning the book of hours, which was addressed to an unknown nobleman shortly before the completion of his masterpiece. Therein he told of a mendicant friar, who stole parts of the still-incomplete codex from him. Some of the stolen pages, which made up approximately one third of the entire manuscript, never resurfaced. After this mysterious art theft and long aberrations, the book of hours finally came into the hands of Margaret of Austria. In 1506, she went with her young nephew, the future Emperor Charles V, to the Netherlands as governor and evolved into one of the greatest patrons of northern Renaissance art. She gave her court painter, the world-famous Gerard Horenbout, the commission for the completion of the unfinished book of hours. In 1520, he supplemented the incomplete vellum pages and appended the work with impressive miniatures. The manuscript could have possibly reached Spain with Charles V, in whose preferred kingdom of Castile it was found 350 years later. The collector John Malcolm of Potlach obtained the book of hours and gifted it to the British library in 1893, where it counts among the most valuable holdings to this day.

Unique in Art History

Giovan Pietro Birago wrote in the already mentioned letter, that the Sforza Hours, even before it was completed, already possessed a value of 500 Ducats. Thus, it exceeded the worth of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Virgin of the Rocks by fivefold. This makes it apparent just how astoundingly and richly the furnishing of the fantastic work was designed. The book of hours possesses, from an art historical perspective, a most unique status, that it is a principle work of two illuminators, who worked in different countries and never met one another. The Italian section shows accompanying pictures that can hardly be surpassed in their dramatic and strikingly colorful design. Birago understood how to masterfully reproduce the emotions on the faces of the people he depicted. Horenbout appended 16 miniatures and two bordures in the enchanting Flemish style to the book of hours. His illuminations distinguish themselves through their rich detail and it is easy to see that the painter was striving for a stylistic harmonization of his depictions with the Italian illustrations. Thus he was successful in uniting the beloved painting style of Flanders with the style of his predecessor, Birago, in a harmonious manner.

Codicology

Alternative Titles
Stundenbuch der Sforza
Size / Format
696 pages / 13.1 Γ— 9.3 cm
Origin
Date
Around 1486/90 and around 1520
Language
Latin
Illustrations
203 full-page miniatures
Patron
Bona Sforza, Duchess of Milan; Margaret of Austria
Artist / School
Previous Owners
Sir John Charles Robinson
John Malcolm of Poltalloch
Duke Phillibert III
Margaret of Austria
Charles V
Available facsimile editions:
Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)
#1 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Luxury Edition)
Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 95 copies (Luxury Edition)
Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)
#2 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Complete Set of Four Volumes)
Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)
#3 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 1)
Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)
#4 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 2)
Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)
#5 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 3)
Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Sforza Hours – Faksimile Verlag – Add. MS 34294 – British Library (London, United Kingdom)
#6 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 4)
Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
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Sforza Hours

Hound Pursuing Rabbit

Wearing a fancy red collar with gold dΓ©cor, a long-haired greyhound is right on the heels of an exceptionally fat rabbit with deep-set, frightened eyes. The comparatively lean greyhound has a fierce look in his eye, tongue hanging hungrily out of his mouth in anticipation, and is bounding with both front legs in the air. Masterful brushstrokes add texture to their coats. A castle can be seen standing still across the river in the blue background of this magnificent bas-de-page miniature.

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Sforza Hours

Entry into Jerusalem

Commemorated on Palm Sunday, Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem marks the beginning of the Passion cycle. Christ is depicted riding on a donkey, which symbolizes peace in contrast to a horse, and accompanied by a procession of his disciples proceeding on foot. The citizens of Jerusalem have come out to meet him, some lay their clothes on the ground while one climbs a tree for a better look.

The figures in the scene are depicted with expressive, unique faces and are brightly dressed in the style of Renaissance Italy. By contrast, Christ and his disciples wear monochrome robes. Subtle strokes of gold ink, especially Christ’s halo, further embellish the incredibly rich color palette. The caption IN ILLO TEMPORE translates to β€œat that time”.

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Publisher: Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 95 copies (Luxury Edition)
Binding: The deluxe editions contains all pages of the manuscript in a single volume. Red velvet binding with two silver clasps. Presented in a de luxe sterling silver case set with 30 precious stones.
Commentary: 1 volume (860 pages) by Mark Evans, Bodo Brinkmann and Hubert Herkommer,
Languages: English, German
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#2 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Complete Set of Four Volumes)

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Publisher: Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Binding: The facsimile (Complete Set of Four Volumes) published in four volumes, in full accordance with the original format.
Commentary: 4 volumes by Mark Evans, Bodo Brinkmann and Hubert Herkommer,
Languages: English, German
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Publisher: Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Commentary: 1 volume by Mark Evans, Bodo Brinkmann and Hubert Herkommer,
Languages: English, German
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#4 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 2)

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Publisher: Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Commentary: 1 volume by Mark Evans, Bodo Brinkmann and Hubert Herkommer,
Languages: English, German
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#5 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 3)

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Publisher: Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Commentary: 1 volume by Mark Evans, Bodo Brinkmann and Hubert Herkommer,
Languages: English, German
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#6 Stundenbuch der Sforza (Standard Edition - Vol. 4)

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Publisher: Faksimile Verlag – Lucerne, 1993
Limited Edition: 980 copies
Commentary: 1 volume by Mark Evans, Bodo Brinkmann and Hubert Herkommer,
Languages: English, German
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