Painted prayers
Subtitle: the book of hours in medieval and Renaissance art
By: Roger S. Wieck.
Contributors: Pierpont Morgan Library
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: George Braziller, in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library; George Braziller; Brand: George Braziller
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Books of hours -- Texts; Books of hours -- Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance
Description: In Painted Prayers, the two key elements of Books of Hours are explored: the glorious illuminations and the texts. 107 color plates reproduce stellar pages from Books of Hours that range from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries and come from all the major manuscript-producing countries of Europe: France, Belgium, The Netherlands, England, Italy, and Spain. Mr.

Wieck's text offers explanations and translations of key passages from the various "Hours," psalms, Gospel lessons, hymns, litanies, and private prayers found in a typical Book of Hours. The Book of Hours is explored from illuminated manuscripts to the early printed editions of the same texts, leading us from the piety of the Gothic era into the culture of the Renaissance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134) and indexes.