The Hours of Richard III
Sutton Publishing Ltd
Published on 23. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7509-1184-9 (ISBN)
Description
As a man's religious convictions can be considered fundamental to his character and behaviour, the nature of King Richard III's piety has been the subject of considerable debate. Much of this controversy has focused on the book of hours adopted by the king for his own private use following his coronation, and to which certain prayers, including that known as the "Prayer of Richard III", were added. This study explores the manuscript and the Prayer's text. The manuscript (now preserved in Lambeth Palace Library) was originally produced in London around 1420. The text shows the preoccupations of a devout man of the 15th century and its decoration puts it in the context of the development of London manuscript illumination of the period. Moreover, in this analysis of the manuscript, the authors offer an insight into the personality of Richard III, one of the most controversial figures in the history of medieval Britain.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
4 colour plates & 29 b&w illustrations, bibliographies, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Weight
348 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-1184-9 (9780750911849)
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Anne F. Sutton | Livia Visser-Fuchs
The Hours of Richard III
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Content
General introduction: books of hours. The manuscript, its scheme of decoration and status. The illumination - style, workmanship and date: English illumination in the early 15th century; the historiation of the hours of Richard III - annunciation, Christ in judgement and funeral; the portrait heads; border, initials and colour. Ownership. Analysis of contents. The "Prayer of Richard III": text and translation. Richard III's piety.