Further Reading
Other Books of Hours
Entries marked with an asterisk have been fully digitized.
Book of Hours, use of St. Omer (British Library, Add MS 36684)* - A beautifully illuminated book of hours featuring the whimsical marginal art of the High Middle Ages, circa 1320.
Book of Hours, Bourges(State Library of New South Wales, Add MS
The Hours of Joanna I of Castile (British Library, Add MS 18852)* - A large and elaborate book of hours commissioned by Joanna I, "the Mad," daughter of Ferdinand V and Isabela I of Spain, and wife of Philip IV of Burgundy. This book features beautiful wildlife illustrations on nearly every page, and includes several sections not normally included in books of hours. Circa 1486-1506.
The Huth Hours (British Library, Add MS 38126)* - One of many elaborate manuscripts produced by Flemish craftsmen, this book features beautiful floral frames. In this respect it is similar to Lewis & Clark College's book, though the Huth Hours are much more elaborate and more varied. Named for the Huth family of book collectors, who owned it in the 19th century. Circa 1380.
The London Rothschild Hours (British Library, Add MS 35313)* - Another Flemish manuscript, possibly also commissioned by Joanna I. This incredibly beautiful book features simple, elegant floral decoration on the borders and frames, and striking, very detailed illustrations. The large illustration of the Descent from the Cross is particularly beautiful. This is one of the best examples of an illuminated book of hours. Named for Ferdinand de Rothschild, who owned the book in the 19th century. Circa 1500.
Très Riches Heures of Jean, Duc de Berry (Musée Condé, MS 56)* - This may safely be called the most famous and most elaborate book of hours in existence, and is among the most famous manuscripts of the Middle Ages. It was commissioned by Jean de Berry, the brother of King Charles V of France and one of the first art collectors.
Sources on Books of Hours
Duffy, Eamon. Marking the Hours: English People and Their Prayers, 1240-1570. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006.
Korteweg, Anne S. "Kortewerg, “Books of Hours from the Northern Netherlands Reconsidered”. Books of Hours Reconsidered. London: Brepols Publishers, 2013. 241-43
Reinberg, Virginia. French Books of Hours: Making an Archive of Prayer, c.1400-1650. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Smith, Kathryn A. Art, Identity, and Devotion in Fourteenth-century England: Three Women and Their Books of Hours. London: British Library and University of Toronto, 2003.
Sterponi, Laura. "Reading and meditation in the Middle Ages: Lectio divina and books of hours." Text & Talk 28, no. 5 (September 1, 2008): 667-89.
Sources on Medieval Art and Illumination
Camille, Michael. Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art. London: Reaktion Books, 1992.
Sources on Medieval Life and Spirituality
Brown, Peter. The Cult of the Saints: Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981.
E.A. Livingstone, ed. Concise Dictionary of the Christian Church, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006). s.v. “Litany of the Saints.”
Watson, Nicholas. "Empowerment and Ancrene Wisse". Gendering the Master Narrative:Women and Power in the Middle Ages. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003.
Sources on Paleography and Printing
Brown, Michelle. A Guide to Western Historical Scripts from Antiquity to 1600. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Clemens, Raymond, and Timothy Graham. Introduction to Manuscript Studies. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007.
Davin, Anna, and Carlo Ginzburg. “Morelli, Freud, and Sherlock Holmes: Clues and Scientific
Method.” History Workshop Journal 9.1 (1980): 5-36.
Derolez, Albert. The Paleography of Gothic Manuscript Books, From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Greetham, David C. Textual Scholarship: An Introduction. London: Routledge, 1994.
This website and the writings it contains are indebted to and include excerpts from the research and written work of the following Lewis & Clark College students: Marissa Bunting '17, Kristin Cwirla '19, Arista Engineer '19, Matthew Hillin '16, Peter Melling '16, Sydney Owada '19 and Sarah Schaff '16. The description of a fragment from the book of hours of Sir John Fastolf was composed by Sydney Owada and edited for clarity.
Research compiled by Sam Bussan '18 and Emily Price '18.