00:00A book of hours is a liturgical book intended for lay Catholic faithful, unlike a breviary, which is intended for...
00:05clerics, and allowing one to follow the liturgy of the hours.
00:08In addition to this collection of prayers related to the hours of the day, the book of hours generally includes a
00:13a calendar to follow the evolution of the liturgy throughout the year, but also sometimes the psalms, the
00:18gospels as well as special services.
00:20This is the most common type of illuminated medieval work, although not all of them include decoration.
00:26As such, they constitute important documentation on life at the end of the Middle Ages and are the
00:30source of iconography on medieval Christianity.
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