Investigating The Black Hours: Finding Deeper Significance

Authors

Caroline Ferrell, Brigham Young University
Dr. Elliott Wise, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Morgan Black Hours, manuscripts, gold lettering, prayer book

College

Humanities

Department

Comparative Arts and Letters

Abstract

Created around 1470, the Morgan Black Hours (MS M.493) is part of a rare group of manuscripts with black pages, gold lettering, and luminous miniatures painted in blue, green, and pink (see Fig. 1). My initial paper, which led me to this project, examined the way this unique and enigmatic color scheme contributes to the spiritual argument of the prayer book.

Recommended Citation

Ferrell, Caroline and Wise, Dr. Elliott (2018) "Investigating The Black Hours: Finding Deeper Significance," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2018: Iss. 1, Article 110.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2018/iss1/110