Hours of Mary of Burgundy
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The Hours of Mary of Burgundy was a book of Hours
produced in Flanders
around 1477 for Mary of Burgundy
. It measures 22.5 by 15 cm and has 187 folios. It contains the Roman liturgy of the Hours, including 20 full-page miniatures and 32 small miniatures (the latter including several figured initials). It is now in the Austrian National Library
in Vienna (Cod. 1857).
Book of Hours
The book of hours was a devotional book popular in the later Middle Ages. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Like every manuscript, each manuscript book of hours is unique in one way or another, but most contain a similar collection of texts, prayers and...
produced in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
around 1477 for Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy ruled the Burgundian territories in Low Countries and was suo jure Duchess of Burgundy from 1477 until her death...
. It measures 22.5 by 15 cm and has 187 folios. It contains the Roman liturgy of the Hours, including 20 full-page miniatures and 32 small miniatures (the latter including several figured initials). It is now in the Austrian National Library
Austrian National Library
The Austrian National Library , is the largest library in Austria, with 7.4 million items in its collections. It is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna; since 2005 some of the collections are located in the baroque Palais Mollard-Clary...
in Vienna (Cod. 1857).