Co-sponsored by Eloise of Coulter, OL, and Jan Janowicz Bogdanski, OC.
The Lord of the manor is in search of a new book of hours for his lady’s daily devotions. You are submitting an exemplar of your work to entice him to hire you. You may submit a simple, intermediate, or complex exemplar.
General requirements, all levels – your submission must be:
*In the style of an extant example, matching its size and proportions;
*The text must be appropriate to a book of hours. Any of the Hours of the Virgin, the Hours of the Dead, the Gospels, or saints’ pages, for example, are acceptable;
*Your potential patron desires something different than what he is familiar with, and therefore does not wish anything in the style of France or Flanders.
Level specific requirements: Simple: Present a two page calendar layout, with appropriate illumination. The text may be in the vernacular if you choose. Intermediate: Present a two page text layout, with an illuminated capital, and border illumination as appropriate. The text may be in the vernacular if you choose. Complex: Present a two page layout, including a full page miniature and its accompanying text page. The text must be in Latin.
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