The Great Hours of Anne of Brittany, created between 1503 and 1508 in Tours, France, is undoubtedly a masterpiece of French painting.
She Shall Be Saved in Childbearing: Submission,Contemplation of Conception, and Annunciation Imagery in the Books of Hours of Two Late Medieval Noblewomen
April 9, 2014 By
In this piece, I suggest that such books were also constructed with the intention of instilling certain virtues within the young and newly-married woman—namely, submission and a humble desire for motherhood.
Medieval Books of Hours in the Public Library of Bruges
July 11, 2013 By
A documentary created by the Public Library of Bruges about their collection
En/gendering representations of childbirth in fifteenth-century Franco-Flemish devotional manuscripts
January 27, 2013 By
Late-medieval representationsof the births of holy and heroic children invariably show a domestic interior with the new mother lying in bed attended
by female assistants.These images thus appearto show a `genderedspace’ in which women cared for each other and from which men were marginalized.
Reading and meditation in the Middle Ages: Lectio divina and books of hours
November 25, 2012 By
This article aims to shed light on the practice of reading the book of hours by considering who engaged in this practice, how the book of hours was read, and what the goal of such reading activity was.
15th-century Book of Hours comes to South Carolina
September 13, 2012 By
A 15th-century Book of Hours has been recently purchased by the University of South Carolina, and students and the public will soon be able to see the valuable medieval text in person and online.
Time and the Flower: Significant Images of the Passage of Time in the Floral Borders of the Hours of Catherine of Cleves
January 22, 2012 By
The Hours of Catherine of Cleves, produced in the Netherlands c.1440-45, is one of the most beautiful and complex illuminated manuscript of the late Middle Ages.
An Investigation into a French Fifteenth-Century Book of Hours
January 22, 2012 By
Louisiana State University proudly owns an authentic medieval manuscript called a Book of Hours. Celebrated as the university’s two millionth volume, this exquisitely illuminated manuscript is thought to be the only Book of Hours in a public collection in Louisiana.
The Meanings of Devotional Space: Female Owner-Portraits in Three French and Flemish Books of Hours
January 31, 2011 By
I would argue that owner-portraits create a new textual space for women. Indeed, they are the means of a new way, not just of seeing women, but also of women seeing.
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