@article{THESIS,
      recid = {7109},
      author = {Baker, Grace},
      title = {Mirrors and Windows: Exploring Private Devotional Practice  through  the Miniatures in The Hours of Mary of  Burgundy},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2023-08},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {Abstract: The miniatures in the Hours of Mary of Burgundy  have been chronically understudied  despite its acclaim.  The present study aims to construct a comprehensive  explanation of the  spiritual use, theological  implications, and devotional context of the illusionistic  miniatures in  The Hours of Mary of Burgundy by first  examining the theological context of the manuscript’s   creation before completing a deep iconographic,  situational, and psychological analysis of the  miniatures.  Firstly, the present study argues that the devotio moderna  was deeply connected to  the mystic tradition, and that the  beliefs and practices of mysticism and the devotio moderna   inform the creation of the Hours of Mary of Burgundy.  Secondarily, the present study argues that  the miniatures  in the hours are effective tools of devotion to the owner  through their illusionistic  naturalism, reflexive  structure, transitive quality, and reliance on user  interaction. Ultimately,  therefore, the miniatures each  have components that act as mirrors and windows to the  physical,  emotional, spiritual, and psychological state of  the original owner, Mary of Burgundy herself.  Lastly, the  present study argues that books of hours as objects  function as mirrors and windows  as well. },
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7109},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.7109},
}