When we initially began researching the Hargrett Hours, our group’s primary goal was producing a solid transcription of our section: scriptural passages and accompanying prayers.…
Manuscripts at UGA
At the beginning of our project, our group was assigned to study the Hours of the Virgin found within fol. 13v and fol. 41v of…
Through our research into the calendar of the Hargrett Books of Hours, we found it bears a striking similarity to the Paris Missal and other…
One of codicology’s more intractable problems thus far has been to determine and compile collation data for the Hargrett Hours. We have been documenting: (1)…
I had the pleasure Friday afternoon of hearing a stimulating talk by Dr Karla Mallette, Professor of Italian and Near Eastern Languages and Director of…
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…
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.…