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 Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

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 British ...

. It is known for its colourful and imaginative miniatures, often on animal themes. It has been fully digitised and is available on the

website.Stowe MS 17
Digital edition on the British Library website. Accessed 11 September 2016.

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External links

Stowe MS 17
digital version on the British Library website. 14th-century illuminated manuscripts Stowe manuscripts Illuminated books of hours Liège {{British-Library-stub