Leaves from a Book of Hours
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Dec 5–21, 2019, Tuesdays–Saturdays
Davidson Galleries
Pioneer Square (Seattle)
Free
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The gallery displays vellum pages from a 1501 Horae, Book of Hours (a type of prayer book owned by wealthy people in the Middle Ages) printed by Jean Poitevin. Feel awed by the survival of this precious devotional artifact, illustrated with lush wood-engraved panels.