Painted Prayers
| Author | : Roger S. Wieck |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015040567722 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Painted Prayers by : Roger S. Wieck
Download or read book Painted Prayers written by Roger S. Wieck and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features 107 of the finest examples of illuminated pages from medieval and Renaissance Books of Hours. Roger Wieck's comprehensive text introduces the Book of Hours -- a "bestseller" for three hundred years -- to the general reader, discussing its iconography, the artists who illuminated this genre, and its role as a religious text in the lives of its owners. As a collection of both stirring words and inspiring images, the Book of Hours thus comprised a series of "painted prayers".