Student Essays

        In this section, students from class have taken individual topics and expounded upon them.  The essays cover topics ranging from the representation of angels to gender roles as seen through the images.  Please see the drop down menu to select an essay to read.  Each essay has a link to the site "Issuu" where image size can be increased for better viewing.  Enjoy!

Illuminating the Four Evalgelists: A Comparison of Depiction in the Flemish Book of Hours and French Book of Hours by Megan Moore

Open publication - Free publishing

Images of the Margins by Shanae Kemen

Open publication - Free publishing

The French Book of Hours and the Lives of Laymen by Ray Werner

Open publication - Free publishing - More book

Face in the Capitals by Paige Comer

Open publication - Free publishing - More art

The Depiction of Angels in the French Book of Hours by Zachary Shay

Open publication - Free publishing - More angels

The Depiction of Gender Roles from Marginalia in the French Book of Hours in the Loras College Library Special Collections by Kelsey Sheridan

Open publication - Free publishing - More books

The Depiction of Nature in French and Flemish Books of Hours by Logan Perleth

Open publication - Free publishing - More nature