Leiden University Discusses Medieval Prayer Books
Why this is here: The lecture series features speakers from different disciplines who each present for roughly 20 minutes, allowing time for questions from the audience.
Irene Van Eldere and Yasmin Saghafi Ameri will discuss prayer books at Leiden University in the Netherlands on June 12, 2026. The public lecture, “Praying with Books,” examines how people used books during prayer in the late Middle Ages. The speakers plan to compare Middle Dutch books of hours with Persian poetry manuscripts.
The lecture aims to show how readers interacted with these books during personal and communal prayer. After the 20-minute talks, a pop-up exhibition will display selected manuscripts and books from the University Library’s Special Collections.
This lecture is part of a new series organized by the Friends of the University Library Leiden. The series highlights items from the Special Collections with two speakers presenting on a shared theme.
Registration is required to attend the free event, and the lecture will be delivered in English. The researchers continue to explore connections between texts and devotional practices.
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