Book of Hours (Eight Leaves) (1475)
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Book of Hours (Eight Leaves) (1475)
By Catholic Church Breviary (Medieval)
6.5 X 4.75. In Latin. Tight and secure. Modern day, gray leather binding of an illuminated manuscript originating form a French scriptorium. Eight exquisite leaves on vellum, with very beautiful hand painted initials, utterly free of any staining or soiling. A complete book of hours from this century can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. This sample is in near fine condition and must have for a true, rare book collector on an obtainable budget.The book of hours is a Christian devotional book was popular in the Middle Ages. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Like every manuscript, each manuscript book of hours is unique in one way or another, but most contain a similar collection of texts, prayers and psalms, often with appropriate decorations, for Christian devotion.
Illumination or decoration is minimal in many examples, often restricted to decorated capital letters at the start of psalms and other prayers, but books made for wealthy patrons may be extremely lavish, with full-page miniatures.
Books of hours were usually written in Latin, although there are many entirely or partially written in vernacular European languages, especially Dutch. Tens of thousands of books of hours have survived to the present day, in libraries and private collections throughout the world.
The typical book of hours is an abbreviated form of the breviary which contained the Divine Office recited in monasteries. It was developed for lay people who wished to incorporate elements of monasticism into their devotional life. Reciting the hours typically centered upon the reading of several psalms and other prayers.
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