Topics: Christianity : Books of Hours
In the Middle Ages, pious individuals (or those who wished to appear pious) bought lavishly illustrated prayer books known as "books of hours". The illuminations in such books form an important part of the surviving body of medieval religious art.
Individual Manuscripts
Books of Hours were popular books of private devotion based on the monastic practice of saying prayers at set hours of the day (the Divine Office).
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