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Canonical name: Plummer, John
Legal name: Plummer, John Henry
Other names: Plummer, John H.
Birthdate: 1919-12-15
Date of death: 2019-09-24
Gender: male
Education: Columbia University (PhD|Art History|1953)
Carleton College (AB|1941)
Occupations: art historian
museum curator
professor
Organizations: Pierpont Morgan Library
Princeton University
Columbia University
United States Navy (WWII)
Awards and honors: British Academy (International Fellow, 1980)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Places of residence: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Blauvelt, New York, USA
Shanks Village, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
Place of death: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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sprowett 380 reviews

The Hours of Catherine of Cleves by John Plummer

Excellent introduction with the provenance of the book and the strange twists that it went through. Nice descriptions of the contents. Beautiful photos of the folios.

May 21, 20081 other review

Alfred_H 11 reviews

The Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves by John Plummer

A wonder monograph on a "Book of Hours" explaining each section of the "Hours" in concise, easy to understand terminology, but the appendices contain listing of religious feasts for an entire year - broken out by month, etc.

A wonderful primer for those interested in making the own "Book of Hours".

Nov 21, 20091 other review