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Books of hours

Scope note

Books containing the prescribed order of prayers, readings from the Scripture, and rites for the canonical hours. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300026457

Broader Terms used

<religious texts>

Term used for

hours, books of

Equivalent Terms used

book of hours

Created

13yrs ago

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