/ en /who-gave-same-their-daughter-identifying-ownership-new-college-oxfords-books-hours <div class="top-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_navigation/public/2024-07/MS%20323%20f.%20118v.jpg.webp?itok=IUuxe2l_" width="655" height="435" alt="°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 323, f. 118v [detail]" class="img-responsive"> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h2> ‘who gave the same to their daughter . . .’: Identifying Ownership of °ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Oxford’s Books of Hours </h2> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Caitlín Kane</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Issue number</div> <div class="field--item">(2024): 21</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-notes-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Notes category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/565" hreflang="en">Books of Hours</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/52" hreflang="en">Library Manuscripts</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/249" hreflang="en">MS 160</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/566" hreflang="en">MS 369</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/567" hreflang="en">MS 371</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/568" hreflang="en">MS 372</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/569" hreflang="en">MS 323</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/570" hreflang="en">MS 310</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="middle-wrapper"> <div class="inner-middle-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h3>°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library houses a remarkable collection of no fewer than seven books of hours within its manuscript collections. &nbsp;These books of hours serve not only as religious texts, but also as windows into the personal devotions and family histories of their time, and thus deserve further scholarly attention. &nbsp;The large number of personal touches, both intentionally written and worn away through use, allow us an opportunity to feel backwards and think about how these individuals, named or anonymous, used and appreciated these books as treasured objects, family records, connections to the divine, and, sometimes, as scrap paper.</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library, Oxford, MS 323, f. 118v [detail]</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h5><strong>°ÅÀÖ¶ÌÊÓƵ Library and Archives, Oxford</strong></h5> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-2 col-md-offset-2 col-sm-3 col-sm-offset-1"> <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf icon-before"><span class="file-icon"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-file text-primary" aria-hidden="true"></span></span><span class="file-link"><a href="/sites/default/files/2024-08/21NCN3%20%282024%29%20Kane%20on%20Books%20of%20Hours.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1234406" title="Open file in new window" target="_blank" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">21NCN3 (2024) Kane on Books of Hours.pdf</a></span><span class="file-size">1.18 MB</span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> </div> </div> Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:23:03 +0000 Christopher 3147 at