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Maastricht Hours

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The Maastricht Hours is a book of hours that was produced in the vicinity of Liège early in the 14th century and is now among the Stowe manuscripts of the British Library.[1] It is known for its colourful and imaginative miniatures, often on animal themes.[2] It has been fully digitised and is available on the British Library website.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Medieval Mastery: Book Illumination from Charlemagne to Charles the Bold, 800-1475 (exhibition catalogue; Leuven, 2002), pp. 230-231.
  2. ^ "Monkeying Around with the Maastricht Hours".
  3. ^ Stowe MS 17, Digital edition on the British Library website. Accessed 11 September 2016.
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  • Stowe MS 17, digital version on the British Library website.