Medieval Books of Hours in the Public Library of Bruges

[The Lawspeaker]

The Public Library of Bruges presents a brief documentary about the patronage, content and use of medieval Books of Hours. The Biekorf ("Beehive") Library, best known for its collection of Cistercian manuscripts from the abbeys of Ten Duinen en Ter Doest, holds 21 medieval Books of Hours. Visit our collections at https://www.brugge.be/bibliotheek/erf... A Dutch version of this documentary is also available on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbaespMWPK0

[Skjaldemjøden]

I have two beautiful reproductions of Books of Hours that I was gifted by a German friend. I've never held an ancient manuscript like that in my hands, but I imagine the feeling would be amazing.