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The Maastricht Hours is a Stowe MS 17
Digital edition on the British Library website. Accessed 11 September 2016.
Stowe MS 17
digital version on the British Library website. 14th-century illuminated manuscripts Stowe manuscripts Illuminated books of hours Liège {{British-Library-stub
The Maastricht Hours is a book of hours
The book of hours is a Christian devotional book used to pray the canonical hours. The use of a book of hours was especially popular in the Middle Ages and as a result, they are the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscrip ...
that was produced in the vicinity of Liège early in the 14th century and is now among the Stowe manuscripts
The Stowe manuscripts are a collection of about two thousand Irish, Anglo-Saxon and later medieval manuscripts, nearly all now in the British Library. The manuscripts date from 1154 to the end of the 14th century.
The manuscripts were originally c ...
of the British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the Briti ...
. It is known for its colourful and imaginative miniatures, often on animal themes. It has been fully digitised and is available on the British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the Briti ...
website.Digital edition on the British Library website. Accessed 11 September 2016.
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Stowe MS 17
digital version on the British Library website. 14th-century illuminated manuscripts Stowe manuscripts Illuminated books of hours Liège {{British-Library-stub