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Books of Devotion: A Tour of the Hours at Utah State University
Full-page miniature illustrating Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Full-page miniature illustrating Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Book of Hours: Use of Rome front cover
front cover of the Book of Hours: Use of Rome entitled, "Rosarium Beatae Virginis Mariae".
Book of Hours: Use of Rome page 165
Page 165 of Book of Hours, with several miniature illustrations bordering the pages.
Book of Hours: Use of Rome page 150
Page 150 of the Book of hours with illustration of the office of the dead.
Book of Hours: Use of Rome page 123
Page 123, detailing the Mass to the Virgin, in which every word which mentions Mary is blotted out. This suggests that a later protestant crossed out the words from an originally catholic book after the time of the Reformation.
Book of Hours: Use of Rome page 13
Page 13 of a printed Book of Hours with several miniature illustrations from the Gospels.
Book of Hours: Use of Rome page 01
Page one of a printed Book of Hours with full-page illustration of the Annunciation.
Book of Hours: Use of Rome page vii
page vii from a printed Book of Hours with several lines crossed out, illustrating possible Protestant controversy over the words in an originally Catholic book.
Page 181, with notes on the De Villers family
Back page of notes on the marriage of Monsieur Pierre de Villers and Jeanne de Chissiret, as well as the birth and baptisms of their children, 1603-1621.
Page 180, with notes on the De Villers family
Front page of notes on the marriage of Monsieur Pierre de Villers and Jeanne de Chissiret, as well as the birth and baptisms of their children, 1603-1621.
Pages 136 and 137, beginning the Office of the Dead, Use of Rome.
Full page miniature with the Three Living and the Three Dead at a roadside cross. Below, Job sits on a dungheap while his friends console him. The images indicated the beginning of the Office of the Dead which includes portions of the Book of Job.
Page 114-115, with full page miniature of David kneeling in prayer
Full page-miniature with David kneeling in prayer. Below, young David stands with his slingshot in hand while Goliath holds his head in pain. The miniature indicates the beginning of the Penitential Psalms, which are included in the manuscript.
Page 110-111, with depiction of the Pentacost
Full page-miniature which depicts the Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit (the dove) upon Mary and the disciples of Christ.
Pages 104 and 105, with image of the Crucifixion
The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ with Mary and John the Evangelist on the right and Jewish leaders on the left. Below is depicted the road to Calvary. This image indicates the beginning of the Short Hours of the Holy Cross.
Pages 54 and 55 detailing Annunciation and Immaculate Conception
Image of the Annunciation to Mary concern the birth of Jesus Christ. At the bottom is included a depiction of the Immaculate Conception, illustrated by the meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate. The image introduces the Hours of the Virgin.
Full page-miniature of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane with the apostles sleeping below.
Example of Book Breaking from the De Villers Book of Hours
Lodged between the calendar pages and the first verses of Saint John is a tiny strip of vellum which indicates that there is a missing page that has been cut out or broken from the book.
Example of book breaking from the De Villers Book of Hours
Lodged between the calendar pages and the first verses of Saint John is a tiny strip of vellum which indicates that there is a missing page that has been cut out or broken from the book.
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De Villers Book of Hours
Outer cover of the De Villers Book of Hours, photo taken in Utah State University Special Collections and Archives.
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Notes on the family of Pierre De Villers and Jeanne de Chissiret, 1603-1621.
Notes on the family of Pierre De Villers and Jeanne de Chissiret, 1603-1621.
Opening page of the Obsecro Te from the De Villers Book of Hours
Illuminated miniature of the Virgin and Child in the opening page of the Obsecro Te from the De Villers Book of Hours.
Litany of the Saints page taken from the De Villers Book of Hours
Litany of the Saints page taken from the De Villers Book of Hours
Penitential Psalm (psalm 31) taken from the De Villers Book of Hours.
Penitential psalm (psalm 31) taken from the De Villers Book of Hours.
De Villers Book of Hours Short Hours of the Holy Cross and Holy Spirit
Excerpt from the Short Hours of the Holy Cross and Holy Spirit, De Villers Book of Hours.
De Villers Book of Hours illuminated page diagram
Diagram illustrating the different parts of an illuminated page of the De Villers Book of Hours
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