This book of hours is printed on vellum, and features illuminated miniatures and woodcut illustrations. It was produced by the Hardouin family of Paris. who were one of the best know producers of printed books of hours. ST. Nicholas is depicted here (top left) in the vestments of a bishop, including a cope, mitre and [...]
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Filed under Books, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Wells 2016
Book of Hours 1524
4 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2016
Filed under Books, Hay-on-Wye 2015, Heritage, Holidays
Hay Castle
Hay Castle is currently in need of a little TLC…
Hay Castle is very much under threat. The castle and manor are in desperate need of conservation to prevent further deterioration. The Norman keep is unstable and unsafe for entry. The famed archway is impassible. The east wing of the Jacobean manor remains roofless and derelict, [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2015
Filed under Books, Hay-on-Wye 2015, Heritage, Holidays
The Town of Books
Hay was a quiet run down market town in 1962, when Richard Booth opened his first bookshop. Ten years and 40 bookshops later, the town became a Mecca for book lovers the whole world over. On 1st April 1977 (All Fools’ Day) Richard declared Hay an Independent Kingdom and the town has been in the [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2015
Synopsis from the book cover:
Truth is stranger than fiction. And nowhere in literature is it so apparent as in this classic work, The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest. This autobiography of a Jesuit priest in Elizbethan England is most remarkable document and John Gerard, its author, a most remarkable priest in a time when to [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2015
I must admit I had never heard of World Book Night until a work colleague mentioned it to me yesterday. This morning when I arrived at work there was a copy of Escaped from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden placed in front of my keyboard. I shall read it and pass it on…
So what is [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2015
Edited by Helen Moore and Julian Reid
Synopsis:
Manifold Greatness: the Making of the King James Bible tells the story of the commissioning and translation of the King James version of the Bible, first published in 1611. It is richly illustrated with early printed books, manuscripts, artifacts and archival material, such as an annotated Bishops’ Bible of [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 23rd 2015
Filed under Books, Heritage, Holidays, Oxford 2014
The Bodleian Library
Oxford’s libraries are among the most celebrated in the world, not only for their incomparable collections of books and manuscripts, but also for their buildings, some of which have remained in continuous use since the Middle Ages. Among them the Bodleian, the chief among the University’s libraries, has a special place.
First opened to scholars in [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2015
