The Special Collections Item of the Week this week is:

The Master of Mary of Burgundy: A Book of Hours for Engelbert of Nassau

Near the end of the 1400s, a Flemish artist known only as The Master of Mary of Burgundy painted one of the last illuminated manuscripts—a book of hours—for Engelbert of Nassau, a member of the nobility of the Netherlands during the 15th century. This edition, published in 1970, is a reproduction of the original, which is housed at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Special Collections has a display on the art of illuminated manuscripts in our Reading Room until the first week of August.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/221829202

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Old Reserved (RES OUV) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.