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Book of Hours, folio 81r

15th century, second half

The Library of Trinity College Dublin

The Library of Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland

Made for the private devotions of lay people, Books of Hours were extremely popular during the Middle Ages and have survived in great numbers. Although there are core elements to a Book of Hours, their contents can vary slightly as they were intended for private use. The region in which a Book of Hours was created frequently had an impact on their content and style. Dutch manuscripts were particularly common from the later 15th century and are distinguishable by their use of the vernacular and by the domestic features of their miniatures (independent illustrations). Dutch manuscripts were particularly common from the later 15th century and are distinguishable by their use of the vernacular and by the domestic features of their miniatures (independent illustrations). The miniature of Saint Ursula, pictured holding arrows and a book, is illustrative of this domestic style.

Details

  • Title: Book of Hours, folio 81r
  • Date Created: 15th century, second half
  • Location: Netherlands [Ghent?]
  • Original Language: Latin, Dutch
  • Subject Keywords: Books of hours, Illuminated manuscripts, Manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Latin, Dutch, Netherlands
  • External Link: View this item in our online catalogue
  • Collection: Illuminating the Middle Ages
  • Catalogue Number: TCD MS 103
  • Bibliography: S.G. Axters, Bibliotheca Dominicana Neerlandica 1224-1500, Bibl. de la Revue d’histoire ecclésiastique 49, (Louvain, 1970), 265; J.H. Marrow, ‘Essays in Northern European Art Presented to Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann on his Sixtieth Birthday’, (Doornspijk, 1983), 154-`63 with fig. 1. Folio 68v reproduced in 'Jornades dedicades a Santa Maria Magdalena com a patrona del Col·legi de Farmacèutics de Barcelona', Monografia I, editada per la Societat d'Amics de la Història i de la Ciència Farmacèutica Catalana (1995), p. 7.

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