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Book of Hours
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Book of Hours A medieval prayer book used by laymen for private devotion, containing prayers or meditations appropriate to certain hours of the day, days of the week, months, or seasons. This type of book originated around 1300 and replaced the
psalter as the most popular prayer book for secular use; a great many examples survive (outnumbering all other types of
illuminated manuscript) and from the late 15th century there were also printed versions illustrated by
woodcuts. Most Books of Hours are small and easily portable, but more luxurious examples were made for major patrons; the most famous example is the
Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry (Musée Condé, Chantilly), illuminated by the
Limbourg brothers for Jean, Duc de Berry.
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book of hours
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
book of hours form of prayer book developed in the 14th cent. from the...from the appendix of the Psalter. The book of hours served as a devotional work...week, and hours of the day. Many such books are masterpieces of illumination and...
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