04071nam a2200505Ka 4500 ocn780443036 OCoLC 20200709055458.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120319s2012 enka ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139233620 (electronic bk.) 1139233629 (electronic bk.) 9781107007215 1107007216 (OCoLC)780443036 435269 (N$T) e-fr--- BX2080 .R45 2012eb REL 012020 bisacsh REL 022000 bisacsh 242.0944 23 N$TA Reinburg, Virginia. French books of hours [electronic resource] : making an archive of prayer, c. 1400-1600 / Virginia Reinburg. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (xiv, 297 p.) : ill. "The book of hours was a 'best-seller' in medieval and early modern Europe, the era's most commonly produced and owned book. This interdisciplinary study explores its increasing popularity and prestige, offering a full account of the book of hours as a book - how it was acquired, how it was read to guide prayer and teach literacy and what it meant to its owners as a personal possession. Based on the study of over 500 manuscripts and printed books from France, Virginia Reinburg combines a social history of the book of hours with an ethnography of prayer. Approaching the practice of prayer as both speech and ritual, she argues that a central part of the book of hours' appeal for lay people was its role as a bridge between the liturgy and the home. Reinburg describes how the book of hours shaped religious practice through the ways in which it was used"-- Provided by publisher. "The book of hours is one of the most familiar relics of medieval and early modern Europe. Libraries, museums, and private collectors around the world own thousands of them. That number represents but a fraction of all the books of hours created between 1250 and 1600. Many were destroyed over the intervening centuries of war, natural disaster, and religious change, not to mention the mundane ravages of time. Still, the survival of so many examples and the diversity of their contents make the book of hours an ideal source for exploring the history of art, religion, and the book. Scholars have lavished attention on books of hours. Art historians write about the books' fabrication, illustration, and patronage. Literary scholars and historians shed light on texts, prayers, and readership. Abundant scholarship on the book of hours has helped to make it the best known artifact of medieval and early modern culture"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. A Social History of the Book of Hours: Prologue to Part I; 1. Culture and commerce; 2. Owners and their books; 3. Prayer book and primer; Part II. An Ethnography of Prayer: Prologue to Part II; 4. Words and rites; 5. A fragment of a religion; 6. Prayer to the Virgin Mary; Conclusion; Bibliography. Description based on print version record. Books of hours France. Books and reading Social aspects France History. HISTORY / Europe / General. bisacsh RELIGION / Christian Life / Devotional bisacsh RELIGION / Devotional bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Reinburg, Virginia. French books of hours. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107007215 (DLC) 2011037681 (OCoLC)752910727 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=435269 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/07215/cover/9781107007215.jpg cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50973 50973