Un exemple de dévotion à la Passion du Christ à la fin du Moyen Âge : Les « heures de la compassion » ou « heures de la miséricorde » dans le Livre d’Heures de Catherine de Clèves

Paola Corti Badía

doi:10.18002/da.i24.8635

Authors

Paola Corti Badía Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/da.i24.8635

Keywords:

Medieval devotion, books of hours, devotio moderna, Catherine of Cleves, medieval manuscripts

Abstract

The Hours of Catherine of Cleves is an exceptional work of northern Netherlandish illumination. It is notable, among other things, for the presence of the weekly hours, which include offices and masses for each day and which are distinguished here by their illuminations for each canonical hour, a rare feature. Particularly noteworthy among these are the ‘hours of compassion’ dedicated to the weekly office on Friday, which exceptionally include miniatures and texts for the hour of Lauds. This iconographic cycle is deeply symbolic and theological, rooted in the medieval devotional tradition, particularly that of devotio moderna. This prominent devotion of the Duchess of Guelders to the Passion of Christ and the Holy Cross is well documented and reflects a family tradition in which her horae are inscribed. The cycle of the ‘hours of compassion’ provides a better understanding of how this particular book of hours helped to promote interior meditation, bringing together images and texts to encourage prayer and conversion in the owner of these horae.

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