Book of Hours inscribed by Mary, Queen of Scots

Resource type
Video
Creator (Person)
Groundwater, Anna
Date published
May 10, 2022
Abstract
Delve into the pages of an exquisitely illuminated Book of Hours in which Mary, Queen of Scots, inscribed an affectionate verse in French to her great-aunt, Louise de Bourbon. Presented by Dr Anna Groundwater, Principal Curator of Renaissance and Early Modern History. The verse sits within a manuscript 'Book of Hours', a collection of prayers and psalms written in Latin. Probably made in the 1530s, it contains forty exquisite illuminations on 200 leaves of vellum. It is believed that the Abbess gave this precious volume to Mary around the time of the Scottish queen’s marriage in 1558 to the heir to the French throne, the Dauphin Franà§ois.
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Video
Duration
12:43 minutes
Publisher
National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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Mary, Queen of Scots and the Book of Hours
National Museum of Scotland
2022-03-31
2022-08-22
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