A treasury of hours
Subtitle: selections from illuminated prayer books
By: Fanny Faÿ-Sallois ; foreword by Dominique Ponnau.
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
Subjects: Books of hours; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Work titles: Trěsor des Heures.
Description: "Selected from precious fourteenth- and fifteenth-century manuscripts-many of which have never before been published, these pages from books of hours are arranged and annotated as a guide to understanding both the prayers and the illustrations the books contain. They are also an invitation to readers young and old to dream, to savor, and to immerse themselves in their ardor and mystery and to take delight in some of the most beautiful works of European art." -- Back of book.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-131).