The Book of Hours of the Bishop Morgades

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Since the 12th century, there has been a trend among the faithful to adopt the pious practices of the religious regarding the Office of the Virgin, giving rise to the birth of a highly valued type of manuscript: The Book of Hours.

The original codex, from the 15th century and beautifully crafted, is preserved in the Arxiu i Biblioteca Episcopal de Vic.

Josefina Planas Badenas y Anna Gudayol, con introducción de Miquel Dels Sants Gros.

260 pages / Color.

23×29,5 cm.

Hardcover with dust jacket.

Idiomas: catalán y castellano.

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