{"id":"cma-129773","titulo":{"en":"Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): Folio 90r","es":"Libro de Horas (Uso de Ruan): folio 90r"},"titulo_original":"Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 90r","autor":"Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)","fecha":"c. 1470","cultura":"France, Rouen","tecnica":"ink, tempera, and gold on vellum","fuente":"Cleveland Museum of Art","licencia":"CC0-1.0","licencia_url":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","credito":"Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Feiss family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Feiss","url_original":"https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.227.90.a","imagen_url":"https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.227.90.a/1952.227.90.a_web.jpg","ficha":{"en":{"titulo":"Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): Folio 90r","se_ve":"The image shows a single medieval manuscript page photographed straight on, with generous margins of ivory-yellow vellum, slightly stained and subtly textured near the bottom edge. On the left, a dense block of Gothic text in black ink dominates, written in tight, regular lines. It is punctuated by illuminated initials in burnished gold, intense blue, vermilion red and white, each with interior filigree and interlaced vine patterns. Some initials are extended by delicate penwork in blue and gold into the margin. Along the entire right side of the text block runs a vertical border, richly illuminated: thin acanthus tendrils in cobalt blue and antique gold curl into elegant spirals, interspersed with small flowers with white petals dotted in pink, elongated green leaves, and stylized blue buds and berries. Dabs of gold highlight the foliage and catch the light with a warm metallic sheen, contrasting with the soft, opaque tempera. At close viewing scale, the decoration is miniaturist and precise, meant for intimate distance; tiny cracks, well-preserved pigment, and the faint trace of the brushstroke are visible. There are no human figures, only script and geometric vegetal ornament arranged with careful symmetry and rhythm.","contexto":"This is folio 90r of a Book of Hours for the Use of Rouen, dated about 1470 and attributed to the Master of the Geneva Latini, Rouen’s leading illuminator active between 1460 and 1480, according to the Cleveland Museum of Art record. The medium is ink, tempera and gold on vellum. In the late 1400s Rouen was an important centre of book production, supported by the wealthy cathedral chapter and its extensive library, with stationers and booksellers clustered near the cathedral precinct. Like other Books of Hours, the text contains prayers for private lay devotion. The original patron and further provenance details for this specific copy are not recorded in the available data.","como_mirarla":"Start with the text block and its colorful initials, then let your eye move to the right border to follow the upward movement of the vines. Notice how the gold leaf catches light and frames the white and pink flowers, a detail that turns a readable page into a precious object.","dato_curioso":"Books of Hours were the most common manuscripts owned by the nobility and wealthy middle class in the fifteenth century, and borders with acanthus and flowers like those seen here were painted with costly pigments and gold leaf on vellum.","preguntas":["How does your reading change when you notice that gold and color guide prayer as much as they decorate?","What does the absence of human figures and the exclusive presence of plants suggest about the private use of this book?","What relationship do you imagine between the artisan who painted this border and the reader who turned the pages daily?"]},"es":{"titulo":"Libro de Horas (Uso de Ruan): folio 90r","se_ve":"La imagen muestra una página de manuscrito medieval fotografiada de frente, con amplio margen de pergamino color marfil amarillento, levemente manchado y texturado en la parte inferior. A la izquierda domina el bloque de texto en tinta negra gótica, de trazo denso y uniforme, dispuesto en líneas rectas con iniciales iluminadas que interrumpen la sobriedad. Cada inicial presenta oro bruñido, azul intenso, rojo bermellón y blanco, con filigrana interior y formas vegetales entrelazadas. Algunas llevan decoración lineal azul y oro que se extiende al margen. A la derecha, ocupando toda la altura de la caja de texto, corre una orla vertical ricamente iluminada: tallos finos de acanto en azul cobalto y oro viejo se enroscan en volutas, acompañados de pequeñas flores de pétalos blancos punteados de rosa y hojas verdes alargadas, con toques de azul y dorado. Entre el follaje aparecen capullos azules y bayas estilizadas. La luz sobre el oro crea brillos cálidos que contrastan con la opacidad aterciopelada del tempera. En escala, la decoración es delicada y miniaturista, pensada para verse de cerca; se perciben craqueladuras mínimas, pigmento bien conservado y la huella sutil del trazo del pincel. No hay figuras humanas, solo letra y ornamento vegetal geométrico.","contexto":"Se trata del folio 90r de un Libro de Horas para el Uso de Ruan, datado hacia 1470, obra del Maestro del Latini de Ginebra, iluminador principal activo en Ruan entre 1460 y 1480, según la ficha del Cleveland Museum of Art. La técnica es tinta, temple y oro sobre vitela. Ruan fue en la segunda mitad del siglo XV un centro destacado de producción de manuscritos, vinculado a su catedral y a su cabildo, con libreros y artesanos concentrados en torno al recinto catedralicio. Como es propio de los Libros de Horas, el texto corresponde a oraciones para la devoción privada laica. No se conocen el comitente original ni detalles específicos de este ejemplar más allá de su atribución estilística y su uso litúrgico rouenés.","como_mirarla":"Empieza por el texto y sus iniciales de colores, luego desplaza la mirada a la orla derecha para seguir el ritmo ascendente del follaje. Observa cómo el oro refleja la luz y enmarca las flores blancas y rosas, detalle que transforma una página de lectura en un objeto precioso.","dato_curioso":"Los Libros de Horas eran los manuscritos más comunes entre la nobleza y la burguesía acomodada del siglo XV, y sus orlas con acanto y flores como las que se ven aquí se pintaban con pigmentos costosos y pan de oro aplicado sobre vitela.","preguntas":["¿Cómo cambia tu lectura al notar que el oro y el color no solo decoran sino que guían la oración?","¿Qué te dice la ausencia de figuras humanas y la presencia exclusiva de plantas sobre el uso íntimo de este libro?","¿Qué relación imaginas entre el artesano que pintó esta orla y el lector que pasaba las páginas a diario?"]}},"etiquetas":{"en":["book of hours","illuminated manuscript","gothic","rouen","fifteenth century","tempera on vellum","gold leaf","decorated initial","floral border","acanthus","medieval art","private devotion","gothic script","marginalia"],"es":["libro de horas","manuscrito iluminado","gótico","róuen","siglo xv","temple sobre vitela","pan de oro","inicial ornamentada","orla vegetal","acanto","arte medieval","devoción privada","caligrafía gótica","marginalia"]},"objetos":["página de manuscrito","texto gótico","iniciales iluminadas","orla con acanto","flores blancas y rosas","hojas verdes","pan de oro"],"colores":["#F5EFDC","#0E2A6B","#C9A84A","#B03030","#5A8C5A"],"animo":["contemplativo","refinado","sereno"],"epoca":"c. 1470","certeza":"alta","advertencias":[],"capa":{"voces":[{"guia":"la restauradora","en":"I pause on the vellum with its yellowed ivory tone, its soft texture and age spots. Look at the burnished gold in the initials, how its shine differs from the opaque tempera of the deep blue and vermilion red. The acanthus border on the right was made with a very fine brush, scrolls of cobalt blue and old gold, white flowers dotted with pink and long green leaves. It is well preserved, with only tiny cracks, but the artisan's hand is still visible.","es":"Me detengo en la vitela color marfil amarillento, con su textura leve y manchas del tiempo. Observa el oro bruñido de las iniciales, cómo brilla distinto al temple opaco del azul intenso y el rojo bermellón. La orla de acanto a la derecha está hecha con un pincel finísimo, volutas de azul cobalto y oro viejo, flores blancas punteadas de rosa y hojas verdes muy alargadas. Se nota bien conservada, apenas unas craqueladuras, pero el gesto del artesano sigue ahí."},{"guia":"el astrónomo aficionado","en":"This folio 90r is like an orderly sky made for reading. The block of black gothic text is firm and regular, like a constellation of lines, and the illuminated initials are stars that mark the way in gold, blue and red. The vertical border on the right feels like a plant-like orbit wrapping around the page with no human figures, just acanthus, flowers and berries. A portable universe of private devotion made around 1470 for the Use of Rouen, designed to bring the infinite within reach.","es":"Este folio 90r es como un cielo ordenado para la lectura. El bloque de texto en gótica negra es firme y regular, como una constelación de líneas, y las iniciales iluminadas son estrellas que marcan el camino con oro, azul y rojo. La orla vertical a la derecha parece una órbita vegetal que envuelve la página sin figuras humanas, solo acanto, flores y bayas. Un universo portátil de devoción privada hecho hacia 1470 para el Uso de Ruan, pensado para acercar lo infinito a la mano."},{"guia":"la niña de ocho años","en":"It looks like a magic page! The background is parchment color and the letters are black and very straight. The prettiest part is the big letters with shiny gold, strong blue and red, with little tangled plants inside. On the right side there is a vine that climbs and climbs with green leaves, white flowers with pink dots and little blue berries. There are no people or animals, just letters and flowers to look at up close. I want to count how many little flowers there are.","es":"¡Parece una página mágica! El fondo es color pergamino y las letras son negras y muy derechitas. Lo más bonito son las letras grandes con dorado que brilla, azul fuerte y rojo, con plantitas enredadas adentro. Al lado derecho hay una enredadera que sube y sube con hojas verdes, flores blancas con puntitos rosas y bolitas azules. No hay personas ni animales, solo letras y flores para ver de cerquita. Me dan ganas de contar cuántas florecitas hay."}],"retos":[{"pregunta":{"en":"Counting only the large illuminated initials inside the text block, how many do you see and which three colors appear in all of them besides gold?","es":"Cuenta solo las iniciales grandes iluminadas dentro del bloque de texto, ¿cuántas ves y qué tres colores se repiten en todas junto al dorado?"},"pista":{"en":"Look to the left, breaking up the black gothic script, they are letters that look like little jewels with gold and filigree","es":"Mira a la izquierda, interrumpiendo el negro gótico, son letras que parecen joyitas con oro y filigrana"}},{"pregunta":{"en":"In the vertical border on the right, what blue and gold plant element curls into scrolls with green leaves and white flowers with pink?","es":"En la orla vertical de la derecha, ¿qué elemento vegetal azul y dorado se enrosca formando volutas con hojas verdes y flores blancas con rosa?"},"pista":{"en":"It is a classic plant in medieval decoration, with long leaves and stems that look like elegant vines","es":"Es una planta clásica de la decoración medieval, con hojas alargadas y tallos que parecen enredaderas elegantes"}},{"pregunta":{"en":"What is the warm color of the parchment background and what shiny metal makes the initials and border gleam?","es":"¿Cuál es el color cálido del pergamino de fondo y cuál es el metal brillante que hace brillar las iniciales y la orla?"},"pista":{"en":"One is the very light animal support, the other is the shine that reflects light like a jewel","es":"Uno es el soporte animal muy claro, el otro es el brillo que refleja la luz como una joya"}}],"conexiones":["arte del libro medieval","caligrafía gótica","técnica del pan de oro sobre vitela","ornamento vegetal y acanto","devoción privada laica","taller de Ruan en el siglo XV","marginalia e iluminación","conservación de pigmentos y pergamino"]},"salas":[],"escrita_por":"muse-spark-open-1026"}