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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (The very rich hours of the Duke of Berry)

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (The very rich hours of the Duke of Berry). Book of Hours An Illuminated Manuscript.

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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (The very rich hours of the Duke of Berry)

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  1. Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry(The very rich hours of the Duke of Berry) Book of Hours An Illuminated Manuscript

  2. Figure 20-16 LIMBOURG BROTHERS (POL, JEAN, HERMAN), October, from Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1413–1416. Ink on vellum, 8 7/8" X 5 3/8”. Musée Condé, Chantilly. Patron-Duke of Berry Book of Hours- to be read privately at different times of the day. Depicts images from the Bible BUT what makes it unique is the presentation of the months of the year.

  3. Figure 20-15 LIMBOURG BROTHERS (POL, JEAN, HERMAN), January, from Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1413–1416. Ink on vellum, approx. 8 7/8" X 5 3/8". Musée Condé, Chantilly. Shows peasants working in the shadow of the Duke of Berry’s residences. Shows the Duke as a powerful leader and patron. Painted by the Limbourg Brothers. Perspective influenced by Italian Early Renaissance art. Vellum-calf’s skin.

  4. January

  5. February

  6. March

  7. April

  8. May

  9. June

  10. July

  11. August

  12. September

  13. October

  14. November

  15. December

  16. An example of another folio in the book depicting the zodiac.

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