A Presentation by Kasia Leouis, Washington University in St. Louis

1. Introducing Undergraduates to Illuminated Manuscripts Books of Hours as Windows on the Medieval World: Kasia Leousis Washington University in Saint Louis Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion Group, WESS ALA Midwinter January 9, 2011

2. The workshop 5 Books of Hours, 10 students in pairs Review standard structure of Mss. Codicological features Calendar Hours of the Virgin Cycle of illustrations Patronage or personalization? Special prayers

3. Hands on activities

4. Codicological features Ruling Pricking Initials Catchwords Quires Hair Marginialia

5. How does you’re the manuscript in your hands compare to a “standard” structure in a typical book of hours? Are the prayers standard in the Hours of the Virgin? What cycle of illustrations were depicted by the artist? What does it lack? What does it include? What additional prayers or visual cycles are included? How can we determine the patron or owner of this manuscript? Is there any personalization? Or indication of a particular patron’s identity? Discussion questions

6. “They are learning historical perspective and a sensitivity to the past. And they can hold the past, in book form, literally and carefully in their own hands.” --Ruth Mortimer From her 1983 article in Wilson Library Bulletin, “Manuscripts and Rare Books in an Undergraduate Library.”

7. International Center of Medieval Art http://medievalart.org/ Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), ACRL http://www.rbms.info Rare Book School http://rarebookschool.org Resources

8. Alvarez, Pablo. “Introducing Rare Books into the Undergraduate Curriculum.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 7.2 (2006): 94-103. Carlin, Jane A., and Cindy B. Damschroder. “Beautiful and Useful: The Book as a Learning Object: Using an Honors Seminar to Explore Information Literacy and Critical Thinking.” C&RL News 70.3 (2009): 168-171. Mortimer, Ruth. “Manuscripts and Rare Books in an Undergraduate Library.” Wilson Library Bulletin 58.2 (1983-1984): 107-110. Schmiesing, Ann, and Deborah R. Hollis. “The Role of Special Collections Departments in Humanities Undergraduate Teaching: A Case Study.” portal: Libraries and the Academy 2.3 (2002): 465-480. Smith, Steven Escar. “From ‘Treasure Room’ to ‘School Room’: Special Collections and Education.” RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage 7.1 (2006): 31-39. Bibliography