French books of hours: making an archive of prayer, c.1400–1600
Auteur :
Reinburg, Virginia
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107460065
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
420 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The Book of Hours was a 'best-seller' in medieval and early modern Europe. This interdisciplinary study offers a full account of how it was used as a book - how it was read to guide prayer and teach literacy and what it meant to its owners as a personal possession.