ARTHIST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jean Pucelle, Illuminated Manuscript, Calfskin
Nae: Hours of Jeae d’Evreux
Year: 1324-1328
By: Jean Pucelle, commissioned by the king
o Jeanne received his prayer book from her husband, King Charles IV, possibly during the time of
their marriage in 1324 or some time before Charles death in 1328
Illuminated Manuscript: hand-written book or document that has painted decorations
Codex: similar to the form of a modern book, which replaced scrolls by the end of the 1st century
Folio: pages
Vellum: sheep of calfskin, that was cleaned of fur, thin and soft material
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