medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Revd Gordon Plumb wrote:
>
> Further to what John Briggs wrote:
>
> Hoskins was reprinted by Gregg in 1969.
And reprinted again by Martino in 2003 - it is apparently still in print, if
a trifle pricey for a simple reprint.
> In Appendix 2 of The de Brailes Hours, (British Library, 1991) Claire
> Donovan sets out the whole text of the Hours of the Virgin as it has
> been established for the Use of Sarum (she did this as a preliminary
> to recording the significant variations from that text as they occur
> in the de Brailes Hours (which dates from c1240)).
Donovan seems to be a good starting point for modern literature on the
topic. Rather surprisingly, she claims the de Brailes Hours as the first (or
at least the earliest surviving) "Book of Hours" - despite the liturgy (and
practice) dating back to something like the 10th century. The term "Book of
Hours" seems to be a modern invention by art historians (probably a
translation from the French) and applied initially (hah!) to illuminated
manuscripts. Earlier scholarship used the Latin term "Horae [Beatae Mariae
virginis]" or the English "Primer" [prymer] (pronounced "primmer") - itself
of obscure origin.
(Rather fittingly, there seems to be an "East Anglian School" of Art
Historians...)
John Briggs
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