During class we discussed the Duke of Berry and his collection of books of hours, which were expensive prayer books and used to show status and devotion. He was a bibliophile, someone who loves and collects books, and had an astounding collection of six books of hours. During the time period, only one book of hours is truly needed to show your devotion to Christ, and obtaining more is usually for separate reasons like status, or according to Duke of Berry, for collection. I thought it was interesting how it was believed that when you read the book of hours, you get visions. I also especially liked the example of Catherine of Cleves’ book of hours depiction. It showed a traditional family in the kitchen and represented the Virgin Mary, God and christ, portraying them as humans and creating a relatable image of the holy family. Not only was the picture humanizing, it also gives perspective of what the time period looked like which is interesting.