John J. Burns Library Blog

  • Medieval Mirror: The Connolly Book of Hours

    The Connolly Book of Hours is an illuminated manuscript held by the John J. Burns Library.  This manuscript was created in mid-fifteenth century France, a time and place when Books of Hours were produced and bought in great numbers. The absence of an owner portrait (a common feature in lavish Books of Hours), the small… Read More

  • Archives Diary: Connolly Book of Hours Now Online

    The Connolly Book of Hours, a fifteenth century illuminated manuscript held by the John J. Burns Library, is now available online to scholars, students and admirers everywhere.  Digital imaging of illuminated manuscripts requires advanced photographic techniques in order to maintain color accuracy of both the gold leaf and the diverse pigments.  Each page was imaged twice… Read More