Hours of Hennessy

The Hours of Hennessy or Hours of Notre-Dame is an illuminated book of Hours attributed to the Bruges artist Simon Bening and his workshop created in the 1530s. ^[1] Its original commissioner is unknown and it is unknown how it was acquired by its later owners the Irish Hennessy family. It was bought for 12,000 Belgian francs ^[2] from Peter Hennessy's heirs by the Royal Library of Belgium in 1874, and is one of its most important manuscripts.

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  March
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  May.
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  May, (from the Golf book).
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  June.
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  December.

See also

• Golf book

Notes

1. Kren & McKendrick 2003, p. 467.
2. Which is equivalent to 56,000 € in constant value of 2009. according to the Belgian National Bank tables.

References

• Kren, Thomas; McKendrick, Scot (2003). Illuminating the Renaissance. The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe. Los Angeles, California: J. Paul Getty Museum. ISBN   0-89236-703-2.