This elegant blue floral silk tie features a design from a 14th century French medieval Lady's Book of Hours, housed in the Canterbury Cathedral Library in Kent, England. A Book of Hours is a Christian devotional book that was popular in the Middle Ages. It is a type of illuminated manuscript, often richly decorated with illustrations, and is usually designed for laypeople rather than clergy. The name is derived from the practice of recitation of the prayers, psalms, hymns, and readings within a book at the eight canonical hours of the day. Books were often customized for the individual who commissioned them, including elements such as family coats of arms, favorite flowers, portraits of the owner, and prayers specific to their interests or local saints.
