Medieval Books of Hours in the Public Library of Bruges

The Public Library of Bruges presents a brief documentary about the patronage, content and use of medieval Books of Hours. The Biekorf (“Beehive“) Library, best known for its collection of Cistercian manuscripts from the abbeys of Ten Duinen en Ter Doest, holds 21 medieval Books of Hours. Visit our collections at A Dutch version of this documentary is also available on Youtube: