Black Hours, Morgan MS 493
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possibly too early, late, or religious: beowulf, the anglo-saxon chronicle, the chronicles of matthew paris, shakespeare…
There's a book somewhere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cid
Further north: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edda
the divine comedy too, but is religiously inspired, if not strictly religious.
Yes. All of them.
The thing is that manuscripts were expensive. And fancy manuscripts with colors and drawings and gold leaf were even more expensive. That meant the required well-monied patrons. And often that meant the church. Or some noble intent on going to heaven who really needed a spendy book of hours to help get there.
There were others, though. Check this out: an early sort of graphic novel about Alexander the Great!
https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/244349/exhibition-on-ra...