P l at e 8 Mary of Burgundy is shown praying with her Book of Hours, while through the window she can be seen kneeling before the Virgin and Child for whom she has sung the psalms. Her prayer has made them visible to her and brought her into their presence. Book of Hours, Flanders, ca. 1477. Use of Rome. Made for Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), the daughter of Charles the Bold. Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 1857, fol. 14v. Photo courtesy of Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna.
Mary and the Art of Prayer, by Rachel Fulton Brown (chapter 2)
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