https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Book+of+Hours&output=atom2024-03-29T06:42:08-04:00Omekahttps://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1864Several of the illustrations in this Parisian Book of Hours, such as the exhibited image of Christ Appearing to his Mother, were closely modeled on Dürer’s Small Passion. Here, the anonymous French artist added a scroll bearing Christ’s words “Regina celi letare” (“Queen of Heaven, rejoice!”) and clarified the complex pose of Dürer’s somewhat oversized Virgin, but he failed to match the striking contrasts and luminosity of the original woodcut.]]>2022-11-26T12:54:28-05:00
]]>https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1612This 1523 Book of Hours, printed on vellum, was one of Yolande Bonhomme's earliest independent productions.]]>2022-11-26T12:54:24-05:00
]]>https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1291The most popular Christian prayer book of the Middle Ages, the Book of Hours was designed for private lay devotion at appointed times of day. Much of the success enjoyed by manuscript Books of Hours was due to their colorful illuminations of scenes from the lives of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and various locally venerated saints.]]>2022-11-26T12:54:19-05:00