Illuminated Print
Since Books of Hours were bestsellers before the advent of printing, it
was natural that early printer-publishers should try to find a niche within
this high-demand market. The artists who supplied the illuminations for
the handwritten Books of Hours were perfectly willing to do the same for
printed versions of the popular prayerbooks. This Book of Hours, printed
on fine parchment, strives to imitate the familiar work of the scribes.
Book of Hours. Paris, 1513.
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