Taymouth Hours
Encyclopedia
The Taymouth Hours is a c. 1325-40 illuminated book of Hours
, produced in England and following the Sarum Rite
. It contains calendars and 397 miniatures and border decorations. It is named after Taymouth Castle
, where it was kept after being acquired by the earl of Breadalbane
late in the 18th century. It is now under the reference Yates Thompson ms. 13 in the British Library
.
Book of Hours
The book of hours was a devotional book popular in the later Middle Ages. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Like every manuscript, each manuscript book of hours is unique in one way or another, but most contain a similar collection of texts, prayers and...
, produced in England and following the Sarum Rite
Sarum Rite
The Sarum Rite was a variant of the Roman Rite widely used for the ordering of Christian public worship, including the Mass and the Divine Office...
. It contains calendars and 397 miniatures and border decorations. It is named after Taymouth Castle
Taymouth Castle
Taymouth Castle is situated just north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross in the Highlands of Scotland.It stands on the site of the much older Balloch Castle , which was demolished to be rebuilt on a much larger scale in the early 19th century by the Campbells of Breadalbane.It was...
, where it was kept after being acquired by the earl of Breadalbane
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Earl of Breadalbane and Holland is a dormant title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1681 for Sir John Campbell, 5th Baronet, of Glenorchy, who had previously been deprived of the title Earl of Caithness. He, as a principal creditor, had "acquired" the estates of George Sinclair, 6th...
late in the 18th century. It is now under the reference Yates Thompson ms. 13 in the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
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