Book of Hours : Illuminations by Simon Marmion

by Marmion, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780873281300
• ISBN10: 0873281306
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-06
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Books of Hours are among the most striking examples of medieval illuminated manuscripts. Commissioned by wealthy men and women for their private religious devotions, these beautifully decorated books contain prayers for the eight canonical hours of the day. This book reproduces seventeen jewel-like miniature paintings by Simon Marmion from one of the finest Books of Hours in the Huntington Library's collections. Marmion, one of the most accomplished illuminators of the fifteenth century, produced this example sometime between 1450 and 1475. The French manuscript Book of Hours displays a number of scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The book's introduction discusses the history and meaning of Books of Hours, both as books of devotion and as works of art.

Table of Contents

Introduction

St. John on the Isle of Patmos

St. Luke Painting the Virgin Mary

St. Matthew

St. Mark

Virgin Enthroned between Angels

The Crucifixion

The Annunciation

The Visitation

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

The Nativity

The Adoration of the Magi

The Presentation in the Temple

The Flight into Egypt

The Coronation of the Virgin

King David in Prayer

The Virgin Enthroned

The Raising of Lazarus

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