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Loading... Painted Prayers: The Book of Hours in Medieval and Renaissance Artby Roger S. Wieck
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A slim, beautifully-illustrated introduction to one of the most important Christian devotional genres in the High and Late Middle Ages, Books of Hours. Roger Wieck's explanation of the origin, purpose, and development of the various components of the average Book of Hours is concise and clear. The illustrations largely come from the collection of the Morgan Library. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)242.094Religions Christian Devotional Literature and Practical Theology Devotional Literature (Meditations + Contemplation)LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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