Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life

George Braziller Inc. / Walters Art Gallery, 1988

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Details

Year of publication

1988

ISBN

0807611891

Place of printing

N Y

Author

Wieck, Roger S., Lawrence R. Poos, Virginia Reinburg, John Plummer

Publishers

George Braziller Inc. / Walters Art Gallery

Size

Keyword

Middle Ages, Renaissance, Illuminated Manuscript, Hand-produced Book, Medieval Civilization, Christianity, liturgy, Private Prayer, Calligraphy, Gold silver, Lapis Lazuli, Painting, Decoration, Prayer, Virgin Mary

Cover description

Very Good

Binding description

Oversize Hardback

Dust jacket

Yes

State of preservation

Very Good

Inscribed

First edition

Description

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards. Small tears on edge worn dust jacket with sticker residue on spine. 8 1/2"w x 11 1/4"h. 230 pages. 40 color plates and 200 b&w illustrations. The Book of Hours "A prayer book for the laity, it was also the most frequently commissioned book by both the aristocracy and the middle classes. Its core is a series of prayers devoted to the Virgin Mary, who was deeply venerated in the late medieval era, and which were meant to be recited, ideally, at seven established canonical times (or hours) during the day. An understanding of the contents of the Book of Hours, both textually and pictorially, is essential to our understanding of late medieval piety as well as social life." [blurb]