A prie-dieu is a sort of low table for prayer; while some later examples feature a cushioned kneeler and/or a sloping surface, many resemble (and may actually be) benches with decorative carving.
Many more prie-dieux can be found on Tudor effigies .
Heldric prostrates himself in front of St. Germain of Auxerre , Expositio in Ezechielem (BNF Lat 12302, fol. 2), c. 989-1010Prie-dieu , 15th centuryPrie-dieu , 15th centuryPrie-dieu , 15th centuryTwo prie-dieux , 15th centuryPrie-dieu , 15th centuryRight panel of the Miraflores Altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1440The family of Jouvenel des Ursins , c. 1445-1449Nicolas Rolin by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1443Annunciation Lady at a prie-dieu with an angel from a book of hours (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, MS Lat. qu. 920, fol. 31v), c. 1446-1460Annunciation embroidery , mid-15th centuryWife of a Donor Altarpiece with twelve scenes from the life of Christ: The Annunciation , Cologne, c. 1450-1460Annunciation Annunciation and Nativity Left panel of the St. Columba Altarpiece by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1455The author at prayer in the Breviarium Petri Mileti (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ms. theol. lat. qu. 6, fol. 401v), 1464Philip the Good at prayer from the Prayer-Book of Philip the Good of Burgundy (München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cod. gall. 40, fol. 144) The Annunciation , The Breviary of Margaret of York (St. John's College MS H.13, fol. 134r), c. 1475-1480The Annunciation Saint Paul with Paolo Pagagnotti and Christ Appearing to His Mother Diptych of St. John the Baptist and Jean de le Cambe , c. 1490-1510Annunciation Mary at prayer , c. 1500Prie-dieu , 16th centuryPrie-dieu , 16th centuryAnnunciation Annunciation detail )Mary at Prayer Robert de Cambrin (fol. 3v), Adrien de Hénencourt (fol. 10v), Pierre Lecoustellier (fol. 11v), Robert Bigant (fol. 21v), Jean de Bery (fol. 22v), Étienne Levasseur (fol. 27v), Jean le Prévost (fol. 36v), Pierre Vilain (fol. 40v), Pierre Cousin (fol. 42v), and Antoine Louvel (fol. 45v), Chants Royaux du Puy Notre-Dame d'Amiens (BNF Fr. 145), 1518Man at Prayer Prie-dieu , c. 1550Relief monument from the church of St. Denis, Faxton, Northamptonshire, with Sir Augustine Nicolls before a prie-dieu (use V&A Access to Images and search for Museum Number A.9-1965 )
