The hunting year: Richard Almond deciphers the meaning of a set of illuminations illustrating an unusual Book of Hours made in Germany around the year 1500.(MS Egerton 1146)(Book of Hours)

From: History Today | Date: August 1, 2005| Author: Almond, Richard | Copyright information

BOOKS OF HOURS, also known as Missals, a generic term for Roman Catholic liturgical texts, and popularly called Mass Books, were the personal prayer books of late medieval Europeans. They reflect the strengthening of personal piety and worship during the later medieval period as well as increases in literacy and numeracy, especially within the rising urban middle classes, from rich merchants to artisans and shopkeepers. A Book of Hours opens, typically, with a Calendar which sets d...

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