Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England

Book Overview

The book of hours is said to have been the most popular book owned by the laity in the later Middle Ages. Women were often patrons or owners of such books, which were usually illustrated: indeed, the earliest surviving exemplar made in England was designed and illustrated by William de Brailes in Oxford in the mid-thirteenth century, for an unknown young lady whom he portrayed in the book several times. This volume brings together a selection of texts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791084019
• ISBN13: 9781843840701
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.5"