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Book/Printed Material Hours of Notre Dame. Heures de Notre-Dame

About this Item

Title

  • Hours of Notre Dame.

Other Title

  • Heures de Notre-Dame

Summary

  • Books of hours are collections of prayers used for private devotion. They were the most common illuminated works of the Middle Ages. Heures de Notre-Dame (The book of hours of Notre Dame) was made in Bruges (present-day Belgium) around 1470. The manuscript, written in Latin and on vellum, is most likely the work of William Wyelant or his studio. Wyelant, also known by the Flemish spelling of his name, Willem Vrelant, was an influential illuminator who was active in Bruges from 1449 until his death in 1481. The leaves of the manuscript are decorated with numerous ornamental initials, historiated letters (with figures of people, flowers, animals, or birds), and decorated borders. The English binding dates from the early 18th century. The manuscript is unfortunately incomplete; about 26 leaves have been removed.

Names

  • Vrelant, Guillaume, died 1481 Contributor.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1470.

Headings

  • -  Belgium
  • -  1470
  • -  Books of hours
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Prayers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 130 folios, not paginated ; 21 centimeters by 15.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Irish College in Paris.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Illuminated Manuscripts from Europe

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667543

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Vrelant, Guillaume, Died 1481 Contributor. Hours of Notre Dame. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1470] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667543/.

APA citation style:

Vrelant, G. (1470) Hours of Notre Dame. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667543/.

MLA citation style:

Vrelant, Guillaume, Died 1481 Contributor. Hours of Notre Dame. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1470] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667543/>.