Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

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Title
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Alternative Title
The Very Rich Hours
Contributing Repository
Date Created
1410 (approximate)
Publisher
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984
Place of Origin
France
Description
Probably the most important illuminated manuscript of the 15th century, the Très Riches Heures (“The Very Rich Hours”) is an elaborately decorated prayer book that was commissioned by Jean, Duc de Berry circa 1410. It consists of 416 pages, including 131 with large miniatures and many more with border decorations or historiated initials, that are among the high points of International Gothic painting in spite of their small size. There are 300 decorated capital letters. The illustrations, many of which include images of the duke’s chateaux, depict scenes related to the seasons, including a New Year’s banquet, sowing the fields, autumn harvest, picking grapes, hawking, and a boar hunt.
Contents
An illuminated book of hours
Illustration
Over 100 miniatures, elaborate border decoration
Details
V. 1. commentary; V. 2. facsimile
Century
15th century
Type of Resource
text
Script
Gothic
Language
French
Digital Collection
Medieval Manuscript Facsimiles Inventory
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Hill Memorial Library: Special Collections
Shelf Location
Rare ND3363 .B5 T713 1984 OVER
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the LSU Libraries. In accordance with U. S. copyright laws, this work is in the public domain.
Object File Name
mm00027
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