Bedford Book of Hours
Preserved but no longer current.
An illuminated manuscript of extraordinary beauty made for John, Duke of Bedford, second son of King Henry IV, whose wife presented it to King Henry VI at Christmas, 1430. It is now in the British Museum.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Bedford Book of Hours” mean?
An illuminated manuscript of extraordinary beauty made for John, Duke of Bedford, second son of King Henry IV, whose wife presented it to King Henry VI at Christmas, 1430. It is now in the British Museum.
Is “Bedford Book of Hours” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.