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During the late Middle Ages, 'Books of Hour' became common tools of private devotion and sought-after status symbols. The manuscripts in this exhibition present unusual images that introduce a new fashion for emblems and rebuses while challenging our understanding of the relationship between the illustrations and the prayer text.