The Taymouth Hours: Stories and the Construction of Self in Late Medieval England

by Kathryn A. Smith

The Taymouth Hours is one of the most fascinating illuminated manuscripts of late medieval England, but the circumstances of its commission have remained elusive for more than a century. In this first comprehensive study of the Taymouth Hours, Kathryn A. Smith traces the manuscript's origin to Philippa of Hainault, queen of Edward III, and Edward's sister, the thirteen-year-old Eleanor of Woodstock. Smith provides a detailed analysis of the manuscript's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442644362
• ISBN13: 9781442644366
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher