Book of hours

This illuminated Book of Hours was produced in the second quarter of the fifteenth century. It is written in the Netherlandish translation of Geert Grote. Although lacking in full-page miniatures, the manuscript contains eighteen historiated initials by the Masters of Zweder van Culemborg with ornamental initials and decoration throughout. To explore fully digitized manuscripts with a virtual page-turning application, please visit Walters Ex Libris.

Book of hours, Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1480

Book of hours, Belgium, Bruges, ca. 1480

Book of Hours, France, Saint-Omer, between 1320 and 1329

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Three-quarter borders introduce each of the Hours of the Virgin from Prime to Vespers. This page introduces Vespers. The borders are of conventional early sixteenth-century floral acanthus design. The initials are graded in importance, from the opening three-line ‘D’ in blue with white tracery on a ground of gold leaf to mark the beginning of Vespers; the two-line ‘D’ for the beginning of Psalm 109 Dixit Dominus Domino meo; to the one line initials for each verse of Psalm 109 alternately in…

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An exceptional 1497 book of hours has been acquired by the Department of Special Collections and University Archives of Marquette University's Raynor Memorial Libraries.