f9488a8cf8 Contents 1 History 2 Decorations 3 The luxury book of hours 4 Gallery 5 Selected examples 5.1 In Europe 5.2 In the United States 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links . It is smaller than a modern paperback but heavily illuminated with major initials, but no full-page miniatures. Plummer, John, The Hours of Catherine of Cleves, New York, George Braziller, 1966 Thomas, Marcel; The Golden Age; Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duc de Berry, 1979, Chatto & Windus, ISBN 0701124725 . From bestselling author Sarah Rayner comes a book packed with easy, practical things to make which will occupy your hands, calm your mind and encourage relaxation. ISBN 0-300-11714-0 Pcht, Otto. The earliest surviving English example was apparently written for a laywoman living in or near Oxford in about 1240. The Hours of Mary of Burgundy (facsimile edition). The Rohan Master: A Book of Hours (translation, Katharine W. Sir Thomas Lewkenor of Trotton hired an illustrator to add details to what is now known as the Lewkenor Hours. Towards the end of the 15th century, printers produced books of hours with woodcut illustrations, and the book of hours was one of the main works decorated in the related metalcut technique.
These were sometimes with spaces left for the addition of personalized elements such as local feasts or heraldry. The typical book of hours is an abbreviated form of the breviary which contained the Divine Office recited in monasteries. This partly reflected the increasing dominance of illumination both commissioned and executed by laymen rather than monastic clergy. The Oxford Dictionary of Art ISBN 0-19-280022-1 Duffy, Eamon, The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England 1400-1580 (Yale, 1992) ISBN 0-300-06076-9 Eamon Duffy - A Very Personal Possession (History Today November 2006) John Harthan - The Book of Hours: With a Historical Survey and Commentary by John Harthan. Journal of Near Eastern Studies. Ghent: Ludion, 2005. Toggle navigation World Digital Library Explore Place Time Period Topic Type of Item Language Institution Timelines Interactive Maps Themes Arabic and Islamic Science and Its Influence on the Western Scientific Tradition Library of Congress With the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization View this page in another language View this page in another language English Espaol Franais Portugus .
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