Stonyhurst Hours (Use of Sarum)
c. 1400–10
Medium
Manuscript in pen and colored inks with gilding, with fifteen miniatures in tempera on vellum, with tooled leather binding
Dimensions
20 × 14.5 × 5 cm (7 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 2 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198027
Art Historical Context
Step into the luminous world of medieval devotion with the *Stonyhurst Hours (Use of Sarum)*, a exquisite illuminated manuscript created by the Beaufort Saints Group around 1400–1410. This compact treasure, measuring just 20 × 14.5 × 5 cm, belongs to the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings collection. Crafted for personal prayer, Books of Hours like this one were cherished by England's medieval elite, blending spirituality with artistry in a portable format. Following the Use of Sarum—the dominant liturgy in southern England before the Reformation—this manuscript features fifteen v...