Definitions

1. A book of hours is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript.
2. A Book of Hours is a small, brilliantly decorated prayer book for private devotions. (Web site)
3. A book of hours is a Christian devotional text which contains an assortment of prayers, psalms, religious texts, and selections from Christian liturgy. (Web site)
4. A Book of Hours is a collection of Christian prayers for recitation at different times, -hours-, of the day.
5. Book of Hours - The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux was created between 1324 and 1328 by Jean Pucelle for Jeanne d'Evreux, the third wife of Charles IV of France.

Book of Hours

1. The Latin name for a book of hours is horae, the English one primer.
2. After defeating Richard III, Henry VII gave Richard's book of hours to his mother, and she modified it to include her name.
3. It is the earliest surviving English book of hours and includes four portraits of its first owner.
4. The Rothschild Prayerbook, a Book of Hours, use of Rome, was made c.
5. Even the simpliest Book of Hours has wonderful decorations. (Web site)

Tr Riches Heures

1. Their masterpiece is the magnificent book of hours known as the Tr--s Riches Heures (c.1415; Mus--e Cond--, Chantilly). (Web site)
2. A illuminated page from the Tr--s Riches Heures showing the day for exchanging gifts from the month of January A book of hours from the late 1470s.

Lay

1. Essentially, the book of hours was designed for lay people who wanted to integrate religious practice and monastic prayer into their daily lives. (Web site)
2. The books were normally religious: a cleric's daily Office or for lay persons (especially women) a Book of Hours.

Tres Riches

1. Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry is a book of hours. (Web site)
2. Considered the most famous illuminated manuscript in France, Les Tres Riches Heures was only one of about 15 book of hours that Jean posessed.

Personal

1. Finally, the Book of Hours, very commonly the personal devotional book of a wealthy layperson, was often richly illuminated in the Gothic period.
2. Originally only the royalty, nobility, and the rich could afford to have their personal book of hours.

Various

1. Towards the end of the 15th century, various printed versions of the Book of Hours were produced, with woodcut illustrations.
2. Wealthy people often had richly illuminated "book of hours" made, which set down prayers appropriate for various times in the liturgy.

Mary

1. A statue from the time shows St, Ann teaching her daughter Mary to read a Book of Hours (Schweppenstette). (Web site)
2. Image:Enkhuisen Book of Hours (folio 39v).jpg Miniature of Mary and Joseph discovering Jesus among the doctors.
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