The Hours of Isabella Stuart

Suffrages to saints

Texts and Images

The suffrage (short prayer) to every saint is illustrated with a pair of small miniatures – one within the main text and one in the margin – showing events from the saint’s life.

St Eligius (St Eloy), patron of metalworkers, is seen completing a reliquary in the shape of a church within the main image and striking hot metal in the margin.

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