Abstract

This chapter surveys the history of Books of Hours, prayer books that emerged during the thirteenth century, and for the next three centuries were the principal devotional books of the laity. The author discusses the formats of standard Books of Hours, their iconography, content, numbers and distribution, and elements of their production and ownership.

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