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Outer cover of the De Villers Book of Hours, photo taken in Utah State University Special Collections and Archives.
Lodged between the calendar pages and the first verses of Saint John is a tiny strip of vellum which indicates that there is a missing page that has been cut out or broken from the book.
Lodged between the calendar pages and the first verses of Saint John is a tiny strip of vellum which indicates that there is a missing page that has been cut out or broken from the book.
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane with the apostles sleeping below.
Image of the Annunciation to Mary concern the birth of Jesus Christ. At the bottom is included a depiction of the Immaculate Conception, illustrated by the meeting of Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate. The image introduces the Hours of the Virgin.
The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ with Mary and John the Evangelist on the right and Jewish leaders on the left. Below is depicted the road to Calvary. This image indicates the beginning of the Short Hours of the Holy Cross.
Full page-miniature which depicts the Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit (the dove) upon Mary and the disciples of Christ.
Full page-miniature with David kneeling in prayer. Below, young David stands with his slingshot in hand while Goliath holds his head in pain. The miniature indicates the beginning of the Penitential Psalms, which are included in the manuscript.
Full page miniature with the Three Living and the Three Dead at a roadside cross. Below, Job sits on a dungheap while his friends console him. The images indicated the beginning of the Office of the Dead which includes portions of the Book of Job.
page vii from a printed Book of Hours with several lines crossed out, illustrating possible Protestant controversy over the words in an originally Catholic book.
Page one of a printed Book of Hours with full-page illustration of the Annunciation.
Page 13 of a printed Book of Hours with several miniature illustrations from the Gospels.
Page 123, detailing the Mass to the Virgin, in which every word which mentions Mary is blotted out. This suggests that a later protestant crossed out the words from an originally catholic book after the time of the Reformation.
Page 150 of the Book of hours with illustration of the office of the dead.
Page 165 of Book of Hours, with several miniature illustrations bordering the pages.
front cover of the Book of Hours: Use of Rome entitled, "Rosarium Beatae Virginis Mariae".
Full-page miniature illustrating Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
This photograph was taken looking down Lincoln Avenue in Ogden, Utah. This file comes from Gustav L. Becker's large scrapbook. The scrap book has many photographs, news clippings and letters.