The illuminated manuscript was the primary vehicle of learning, religion, and art during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Within the pages of these hand-painted treasures, medieval civilisation flourished. Of all the illuminated manuscripts from this period, the Book of Hours was, by far, the most popular and among the most exquisitely made. In the words of scholar L. M. J. Delaisse, it was the best seller of its time - the most frequently commissioned book by both the aristocracy and the middle classes. A selection of ...
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The illuminated manuscript was the primary vehicle of learning, religion, and art during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Within the pages of these hand-painted treasures, medieval civilisation flourished. Of all the illuminated manuscripts from this period, the Book of Hours was, by far, the most popular and among the most exquisitely made. In the words of scholar L. M. J. Delaisse, it was the best seller of its time - the most frequently commissioned book by both the aristocracy and the middle classes. A selection of these splendid pages is presented in Time Sanctified, along with a detailed discussion of their importance and their contents. A prayer book for the laity, the Book of Hours contains, at its heart, a series of prayers devoted to the Virgin Mary, which were meant to be recited at seven canonical times (or hours) during the day. The most highly skilled calligraphers and painters were commissioned to execute the finest decoration with the most luxurious materials, such as gold, silver, and lapis lazuli.An understanding of the contents in the Book of Hours, both textually and pictorially, is essential to our understanding of not only late medieval piety, but of late medieval social life as well. The contributions of four authorities on Books of Hours guide the reader: Roger Wieck provides a detailed description of the contents of the Book of Hours, Lawrence Poos discusses its social context, Virginia Reinburg sheds light on the role of the Book of Hours in late medieval, piety, and John Plummer provides essential textual analysis. The images are assembled from the Walters Collection, which contains one of the finest and largest collections of Books of Hours in the world.
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VERY GOOD in GOOD jacket. Size: 8x0x11; 230 clean, unmarked, tight pages; cover is clean and sturdy; dust jacket has sunning, curling and small tears at top edge, and a sticker on lower back.
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Very good+ in Very good+ jacket. Red cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [8.5" x 11.25"], illustrated in color and b&w. Book has hint of rubbing to boards, binding tight, signature to half-title (maybe one of the authors? ? ), otherwise text clean bright and unmarked, with foxing to top edge of block. DJ has faint sun to spine, mild rubbing, small sticker remnant to rear panel.
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VG-(Light wear to wraps; interior is clean; binding is solid. ) Color illus. wraps; 230 pp.; 132 bw figures, 40 color plates. Accompanied a 1998 exhibition at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore; Includes several essays; An in-depth and beautifully illustrated book about the medieval illuminated manuscripts known as "books of hours."
