Medieval Book of Hours

This is an original leaf from a medieval manuscript Book of Hours. There are 18 lines of text, written in Latin, on animal vellum. Ruled in red and scribed with dark brown ink, in fine gothic textura script. . Books of Hours are personal prayer-brooks of a devout and status-conscious society are not only works of art, but a cultural documents of their time. They reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery- made of the finest materials, by the best craftsmen, for a small audience which could both appreciate and afford them.

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