Performance, Object, and Private Devotion: The Illumination of Thomas Butler's Books of Hours
This article considers the major cycles of illumination in two Books of Hours belonging to Thomas Butler, seventh Earl of Ormond (c.1424-1515). The article concludes that the iconography of the two manuscripts reflects the personal and familial piety of the patron and was designed to act as a tool i...
| Published in: | Religions |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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MDPI
[2020]
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| In: |
Religions
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| Further subjects: | B
Books of hours
B Ormond B Holy Trinity B Illumination B pictorial cycles B Butlers B private devotion |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | This article considers the major cycles of illumination in two Books of Hours belonging to Thomas Butler, seventh Earl of Ormond (c.1424-1515). The article concludes that the iconography of the two manuscripts reflects the personal and familial piety of the patron and was designed to act as a tool in the practice of devotion. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel11010020 |