Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Personal Book of Hours of Richard III, 15th Century, with His Own Notes

An open medieval book of hours with Latin text and ornamented blue and red initials, set against a dark blue background.

The personal Book of Hours of Richard III, with annotations and entries made in his own hand. Fifteenth century: no gentleman of breeding can imagine himself without a book, even if it be a devotional one. Well, this attachment is no worse than an iPhone

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