Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
2-18-2019
Publication Source
University of Dayton Marian Library Blog
Abstract
As the best-selling book of the Middle Ages, Books of Hours were owned and read by many medieval Europeans. But who were these 14th- and 15th-century readers? What did it really take to own and use one of these exclusive editions? Keep reading to find out about books and readers in a time very few could afford to own a book and even fewer, perhaps, could read it.
Third blog in a series of three about Books of Hours.
Document Version
Published Version
eCommons Citation
Jillian M. Ewalt (0000-0003-0805-3097) (2019).
The Medieval Best-seller: Part III. University of Dayton Marian Library Blog.
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https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_faculty_publications/45
