French Books of Hours: Making an Archive of Prayer, C.1400-1600

by Virginia Reinburg

The book of hours was a 'best-seller' in medieval and early modern Europe, the era's most commonly produced and owned book. This interdisciplinary study explores its increasing popularity and prestige, offering a full account of the book of hours as a book - how it was acquired, how it was read to guide prayer and teach literacy and what it meant to its owners as a personal possession. Based on the study of over 500 manuscripts and printed books from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107007216
• ISBN13: 9781107007215
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"