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This book is a facsimile of a book of hours that belonged to Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France from 1324-28. It contains a calendar marking the Catholic feat days, hourly prayers to be devoted to the Virgin Mary and St. Luis (Jeanne's ancestor), and…

This is a facsimile of a psalter (a devotional book for laypeople) that belonged to Ingeborg of Denmark. The original dates to around 1195, a few years after the start of her tumultuous marriage with Phillip II of France. The psalter contains a…

This is a facsimile of a bible moralisée, or moralized bible, likely given to Louis IX of France by his mother, Blanche of Castile, during her regency (1226-1234). It contains the modified text of bible verses with commentary composed under the…