"Coloring Book" Medieval Book of Hours

Blackletter text calligraphy printed on high-quality paper, with blank spaces to paint in initials or illustrations

Make a medieval manuscript, but skip to the fun part! This unique product features the full hand-lettered text of the Hours of the Holy Spirit (31 pages long), with blank spaces for the large initials and an illustration on the first page. Printed on mixed media paper which is perfect for gouache and watercolor, this book allows you to fulfill your scribal dreams by painting and gilding the manuscript's pictures and painted capital letters... without the work of writing out 31 pages of minuscule text yourself!

The text is taken from an actual 15th-century manuscript prayer book, MS Codex 738, translated into English by me, hand lettered by me one stroke at a time, and then scanned and printed for you, so you can live your scribal dreams!

The booklet is 31 pages, folded and unbound, plus a cover. Page size is 5 inches x 6.25 inches (129mm x 159mm) with text area 2.4 inches x 3.74 inches(61 mm x 95 mm).