For our research project in Unit 2, I studied the the Aussem Hours, W.437 at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD, made for the Aussem family…
Month: October 2016
Gender was a rather straightforward concept in medieval religion, except when it wasn’t. There were fairly firm lines: women could only hold the clergy positions…
The Beaufort Beauchamp Book of Hours (British Library MS A XVIII, hereafter referred to as BBOH) is an impressive example of an English royal books…
Unlike most modern novels, medieval manuscripts frequently include highly decorated imagery around bodies of text as well as miniatures. Although the choice to include bodies…
This week, we’ve begun the Hargrett Hours project for real. Or, to be more precise, we’ve geared up this week with preliminary work and organizing.…
Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and Queen of England, was a powerful and controversial figure in the medieval period. In her coronation as…
I’m interested in my research to find if there is a specific reason for repetition in books of hours and Catholic prayers from the…
Throughout this section, there has not been one defining moment that has opened the gates of understanding about the book of hours for me. However,…
Most days, my classes go to the Hargrett Library to study medieval books hundreds of years old. Last Wednesday, however, my First-Year Odyssey students got…
Books of Hours were used daily for religious devotions and prayers by lay men and women. These books held immense sentimental importance, as seen through…