Description
Books of Hours, which contained daily prayers, were the jewels of manuscript production, so the creation of acceptable printed equivalents was challenging. Printing Books of Hours on parchment and employing artists to paint the images and initials by hand went a long way toward retaining the aura of preciousness and individuality found in their manuscript counterparts. The imagery in this book combines metalcut designs by Jean Pichore with the rich illumination of a painter known as the Gotha Master, resulting in a fascinating hybrid of hard printed lines and soft colorful brushstrokes.
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