Explore the pages of an illustrated prayer book featuring a handwritten poem by a young Mary, Queen of Scots in this temporary display.
Written in Latin on vellum, the Book of Hours contains 40 exquisite illuminations by a sixteenth-century Master artist. Used for private worship, it belonged to Mary’s great aunt Louise de Bourbon, Abbess of Fontevraud, who is believed to have gifted this precious volume to the young queen.
The book will be exhibited in the Kingdom of the Scots gallery in a display alongside other objects associated with Mary, Queen of Scots.