Illuminated books made for private prayer and for the singing of the Psalms, including a luxurious book of hours of the Duke of Berry and a Carolingian psalter with lively pen drawings. A work belongs here when the cited article calls it a book of hours or a psalter. It excludes Gospel books and Bibles. The group follows the type the cited article names for the book. These books were made for wealthy owners, and their pages carry calendars, prayers for the hours of the day and full page paintings, so that a reader could follow the rhythm of the church year at home. It excludes Gospel books and Bibles, and secular texts.
Books of Hours and Psalters
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Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (Wikipedia)
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The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (French pronunciation: [tʁɛ ʁiʃz‿œʁ dy dyk də beʁi]; lit. 'The very rich Hours of the Duke of Berry'), or Très Riches Heures (also referred to more colloquially as "The Très Riches Heures of
Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux (Wikipedia)
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The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux is an illuminated book of hours in the Gothic style.
Rohan Hours (Wikipedia)
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The Grandes Heures de Rohan (French: The Grand Hours of Rohan; Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS.
Utrecht Psalter (Wikipedia)
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The Utrecht Psalter (Utrecht, Universiteitsbibliotheek, MS Bibl.
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