Book of hours

In this article we are going to talk about the different calligraphic alphabets in western calligraphy (Latin alphabet). The purpose of this post is to present you a variety of different scripts that you can

Three-quarter borders introduce each of the Hours of the Virgin from Prime to Vespers. This page introduces Vespers. The borders are of conventional early sixteenth-century floral acanthus design. The initials are graded in importance, from the opening three-line ‘D’ in blue with white tracery on a ground of gold leaf to mark the beginning of Vespers; the two-line ‘D’ for the beginning of Psalm 109 Dixit Dominus Domino meo; to the one line initials for each verse of Psalm 109 alternately in…

“Fleur de Lys-shaped Book of Hours, created in Paris in 1553. Sold by Christie's on June 6, 2006 for $28,000.”

Book of Hours, MS M.454 fol. 146v - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts - The Morgan Library & Museum

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Como escribí en la nota del pasado lunes 24 de septiembre, a partir de este sábado 29 a las 08:25 horas del centro de México la Luna en curso (Lec) entró a Géminis.

A simple PVC eraser has helped an international team of scientists led by bioarchaeologists at the University of York to resolve the mystery surrounding the tissue-thin parchment used by medieval scribes to produce the first pocket Bibles.

This mid-fifteenth century illuminated Book of Hours is written entirely in Dutch on fine vellum, and is remarkable for its eighteen grisaille miniatures. The technique, wherein the figures are modeled primarily in a gray wash, became a favorite in the Netherlands, and the hand behind the paintings in this manuscript has been identified with a group of artists known as the "Masters of the Delft Grisailles." This manuscript has been grouped with more than a dozen related works, including New…

Book of Hours of Francesco Borromeo AMBROGIO DE PREDIS, ITALY, MILAN, BEFORE 11 MAY 1474 https://guenther-rarebooks.com/artworks/9393/