Page from a Book of Hours c. 1400

This page from a Book of Hours, created around 1400 by an anonymous artist, is a beautiful example of medieval manuscript illumination. The page features a calendar layout with the days of the month listed in red ink alongside the names of saints and other religious figures commemorated on each day. The image shows the delicate, highly skilled craftsmanship that characterized manuscript production in the late medieval period. The text, written in a Gothic script, and the careful layout of the calendar illustrate the importance of religious devotion in medieval life, and the Book of Hours was a popular devotional text for both personal and communal prayer.