Book of Hours (The Huntington Library Classics)

Name: Book of Hours (The Huntington Library Classics)
Brand: University of California Press
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paperback – June 7, 2004

by Marmion, Simon

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ISBN-13: 9780873281300 ISBN-10: 0873281306

Publisher

University of California Press

Binding

paperback

Published

June 7, 2004

Weight

0.3 lbs

Dimensions

22.90×0.60×15.20 cm

About this book

Book of Hours (The Huntington Library Classics) by Marmion, Simon. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780873281300.

Books of Hours are among the most striking examples of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Commissioned by wealthy men and women for their private religious devotions, these beautifully decorated books contain prayers for the eight canonical hours of the day. This book reproduces seventeen jewel-like miniature paintings by Simon Marmion from one of the finest Books of Hours in the Huntington Librarys collections. Marmion, one of the most accomplished illuminators of the fifteenth century, produced this example sometime between 1450 and 1475. The French manuscript Book of Hours displays a number of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The books introduction discusses the history and meaning of Books of Hours, both as books of devotion and as works of art.