[Mediaevistik] The Illuminated Book of Hours in Brittany

[Jean-Luc DEUFFIC]

 Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Thank you for supporting our initiative to publish :

*Le livre d'heures enluminé en Bretagne // **The Illuminated Book of Hours
in Brittany*
*Jean-Luc Deuffic*
with the collaboration of *Diane Booton* (Boston)
Introduction : *Roger S. Wieck*, Curator Medieval and Renaissance
manuscripts department, Pierpont Morgan library, New York

A book of private piety par excellence, the book of hours emerged as one of
the best-sellers — one of the most popular works — of the Middle Ages, and
in this respect, it remains an essential source for social and cultural
history of medieval society. This collection of prayers and devotions,
linked to the different hours of the day with its calendar, its litanies of
saints, and the particulars of local liturgy, most often illuminated
according to the patron’s desires, thus opens the doors of a new world to
us.

The proposed publication forms a corpus of nearly *four hundred manuscripts*
connected directly to Brittany, either written for the specific use of one
of the nine Breton dioceses or commissioned or just owned by Bretons.
Whether illuminated by the greatest masters of the period or by local or
itinerant ordinary artisans, in the atelier of the talented Jean Bourdichon
(one thinks of the *Grandes Heures* of Anne de Bretagne) or in the more
anonymous ateliers of Rennes or Nantes which were very active from the
beginning of the fifteenth century, books of hours invite us to turn the
pages of our history. ​Scattered throughout the world in the most
prestigious libraries or in private collections, the unique patrimony
gathered together here unveils a distinctive aspect of the history of
Brittany, thus contributing to reveal richness less often explored.

Each entry contains an accurate physical description of the manuscript with
particular reference to its history, accompanied by a splendid colour
illustration.
Text in French and summary of entries in English.​
Approximately 500 pages, measuring 22 x 30 cm., 200 illustrations in colour
and black/white. Softcover or hardback.
Publication : last quarter 2016

*You can support us directly on the crowdfunding platform: *
http://www.kisskissbankbank.com/en/projects/le-livre-d-heures-enlumine-en-bretagne


© Heribert Tenschert
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