| Description |
230 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part 1 : The Book of Hours in medieval life. Introduction / by Roger S. Wieck -- Social History and the Book of Hours / by Lawrence R. Poos -- Prayer and the Book of Hours / by Virginia Reinburg |
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Part 2 : The Book of Hours and medieval art / by Roger S. Wieck. Calendar - Gospel lessons -- Hours of the virgin -- Hours of the cross, hours of the holy spirit -- "Obseco to" and "O intemerata" -- Penitential psalms and litany -- Accessory texts -- Sufferages -- Office of the dead |
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Part 3 : The Book of Hours and its text. "Use" and "beyond use" by John Plummer -- Texts and prayers of the Book of Hours / by Roger S. Wieck |
| Summary |
Catalog of an exhibition held Apr. 23-July 17, 1988, at the Walters Art Gallery |
| Notes |
Catalog of an exhibition held Apr. 23-July 17, 1988, at the Walters Art Gallery |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 228-229 |
| Subject |
Books of hours -- Exhibitions.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Exhibitions.
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Plummer, John.
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Poos, Lawrence R. (Lawrence Raymond)
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Reinburg, Virginia.
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Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.)
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| LC no. |
87015084 |
| ISBN |
0807611891 |
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