Book of Hours
A Book of Hours is a devotional prayer book made by hand on vellum around 1460, probably in a Swiss or German workshop, for private lay use by a patron. Its pages pair painted miniatures of Christ and saints with psalm text in black letter, framed by gold, blue and red initials and flourished borders. A designer might take the dense ornamental margins, the tight pairing of small figure scenes with calligraphic text, and the limited palette of blue, vermilion and gold.
