The Hours of Philip the Bold
Hours of the Holy Spirit
Texts and Images
Each of the eight Hours of the Holy Spirit received a small miniature of the Holy Spirit descending in the form of a white dove to deliver God’s grace.
The dove of the Holy Spirit descending to comfort a saint during his ordeal (Hours of the Holy Spirit, Vespers)
This page was illuminated by the Master of the Grandes Heures. The saint’s carefully articulated musculature suggests the artist’s interest in depicting the human body with anatomical precision.