Title: The hours of Henry VIII
First published: 2000
Description: "A product for the royal court of France, the "Hours of Henry VIII," created around 1500 by Jean Poyet, is one of the most splendid Books of Hours to come down to us from this period. This illustrated lay book of daily devotions and prayers contains fifty-five hand-painted images that accompany the calendar, prayers to the Virgin Mary and the saints, extracts from the Bible, and prayers for the dead. They are all reproduced here in color for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Books of hours, French Illumination of books and manuscripts, Hours of Henry VIII, Illumination of books and manuscripts, French, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Renaissance, Illustrations, Pierpont Morgan Library, Renaissance Illumination of books and manuscripts, Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Lettering & calligraphy, Renaissance art, Techniques - Calligraphy, Individual Artist, Art & Art Instruction, Art, France, History - Renaissance, Bourdichon, Jean, Poyet, Jean, Poyet, Jean,, Subjects & Themes - Religious, Books and reading, Illumination of books and manuscripts
Places: France
People: Jean Bourdichon (1457?-1521?), Jean Poyet (fl. 1465-1503)
LC classification: ND3363.H57 W54 2000