Throughout this project, seven fifteenth-century Books of Hours are referenced, and clicking on any image will show information that includes the catalog listing for the book it's from. From only seven, it's possible to see not only the form of these books but the artistry, comparing from country to country, artist to artist, patron to patron. Princeton University Library's Special Collections alone has 80. Across the PUL system, there are hundreds of primary and secondary sources on Books of Hours from across the medieval world. While some of these resources can be accessed online, seeing these books in person can be a meaningful experience, as their binding, weight, and size contribute to understanding how they were used and what it would have been like to own one hundreds of years ago.

Over half of the images in this exhibit come from Books of Hours in the Garrett collection. Robert Garrett (1875-1961) had an extensive collection of rare books and other materials, which was donated to Princeton. In addition to over a dozen Books of Hours, this collection contains Ethiopic religious texts, Mesoamerican medicine catalogs, theological texts from medieval Popes, and more.

Some of the other books consulted for this exhibit are in Special Collections' manuscript collection, which has a wide variety of documents in media ranging from bound books to single leaves to scrolls. These two collections make up but a fragment of the millions of sources available to the Princeton University Library. The public can visit Special Collections and view objects in the Reading Room from 9:00 am to 4:45 pm, Monday through Friday. For more information, see the Access Services website at https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/services/access-services.