Have you ever wondered how artists decide what to depict in their paintings? A simple answer would be “they draw whatever they like/are able to…
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Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve always wondered where the prayers in Books of Hours come from. When we talk about them in class, I…
This is a story. Actually, it’s several different stories. It could be the story of How I Spent My Summer Vacation. It’s in part a…
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…
Religion is the sort of thing that resonates with people on a deeply personal level. As a whole, a book of hours is like a…