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Les Très riches heures du duc de Berry

Raymond Cazelles, Jean Longnon, Millard Meiss · 1989

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Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry is a book of hours commissioned by John, Duke of Berry and currently preserved at the Musée Condé in Chantilly, France under the reference Ms. 65¹². It was created by the Limbourg brothers around 1410-1411². It is considered one of the most famous illuminated manuscripts of the 15th century¹⁴. The book contains prayers and religious texts for lay use, as well as a calendar with illustrations for each month¹⁴. The illustrations are considered some of the most beautiful examples of medieval art³. Is there anything else you would like to know about Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry? (1) Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry. (2) Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry — Wikipédia. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry. (3) Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry - Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tres-Riches-Heures-du-duc-de-Berry. (4) Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. https://les-tres-riches-heures.chateaudechantilly.fr/.

Book details

Year
1989
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Editions
1
Pages
224
ISBN
9780500275511

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