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A very rich book for the very rich: THE ‘JANUARY’ MINIATURE FROM THE LIMBOURG BROTHERS ‘TRÈS RICHES HEURES OF THE DUKE DE BERRY’
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[1] Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen, “Palaces crumble but books remain”, in What Great Paintings Say, Vol 2, Taschen, Cologne, 2003 at 22ff
[2] The word “miniature” is derived from the Latin “minium”, meaning orange/red, a colour used in decorating (“illuminating”) the initial letter of each prayer: Hagen, op cit at 22
[3] Hagen, op cit at 22
[4] This traditional form of gift-giving, and reciprocity in general, is fully discussed in Brigitte Buettner, "Past Presents: New Year's Gifts at the Valois Courts, ca. 1400," Art Bulletin, 83, 2001, pp. 598-625
[5] Buettner, op cit at 612
[6] Hagen, op cit at 25
[7] Hagen, op cit at 26
[8] Hagen, op cit at 26
[9] Hagen, op cit at 26
[10] Lillian Schacherl, Très Riches Heures: Behind the Gothic Masterpiece, transl Fiona Elliott, Prestel, 1907
[11] Michael Camille (1), “‘For our Devotion and Pleasure’: The sexual objects of Jean Duke du Berry”, Art History, Vol 24 No 2, April 2001, 169-194
[12] Hagen, op cit at 24
[13] Wendy A Stein, “Patronage of Jean de Berry (1340—1416)”, Essay, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, May 2009, https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/berr/hd_berr.htm
[14] Camille (1), op cit at 172
[15] Christine M Bolli, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “The Art of Illumination; Herman, Paul and Jean de Limbourg” http://blog.metmuseum.org/artofillumination/the-artists-herman-paul-and-jean-de-limbourg/
[16] Philip was the Duke of Burgundy
[17] Hagen, op cit at 27
[18] Notably by Saint-Jean Bourdin, among others
[19] Michael Camille (2), "The Très Riches Heures: An Illuminated Manuscript in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Critical Inquiry, vol. 17 (Autumn), pp. 72–107 at 99
[20] Millard Meiss, The Limbourgs and Their Contemporaries, 1974
[21] Camille (2), op cit at 73 ff
[22] Camille (2), op cit at 95
[23] Of course, sometimes this comes at a price -- in 1981 the exclusive right to produce the first facsimile edition of the Très Riches Heures was granted to Facsimile Editions Lucerne. Each facsimile book cost $12,000: Camille (2), op cit at 72.
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[1] Rose-Marie and Rainer Hagen, “Palaces crumble but books remain”, in What Great Paintings Say, Vol 2, Taschen, Cologne, 2003 at 22ff
[2] The word “miniature” is derived from the Latin “minium”, meaning orange/red, a colour used in decorating (“illuminating”) the initial letter of each prayer: Hagen, op cit at 22
[3] Hagen, op cit at 22
[4] This traditional form of gift-giving, and reciprocity in general, is fully discussed in Brigitte Buettner, "Past Presents: New Year's Gifts at the Valois Courts, ca. 1400," Art Bulletin, 83, 2001, pp. 598-625
[5] Buettner, op cit at 612
[6] Hagen, op cit at 25
[7] Hagen, op cit at 26
[8] Hagen, op cit at 26
[9] Hagen, op cit at 26
[10] Lillian Schacherl, Très Riches Heures: Behind the Gothic Masterpiece, transl Fiona Elliott, Prestel, 1907
[11] Michael Camille (1), “‘For our Devotion and Pleasure’: The sexual objects of Jean Duke du Berry”, Art History, Vol 24 No 2, April 2001, 169-194
[12] Hagen, op cit at 24
[13] Wendy A Stein, “Patronage of Jean de Berry (1340—1416)”, Essay, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, May 2009, https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/berr/hd_berr.htm
[14] Camille (1), op cit at 172
[15] Christine M Bolli, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “The Art of Illumination; Herman, Paul and Jean de Limbourg” http://blog.metmuseum.org/artofillumination/the-artists-herman-paul-and-jean-de-limbourg/
[16] Philip was the Duke of Burgundy
[17] Hagen, op cit at 27
[18] Notably by Saint-Jean Bourdin, among others
[19] Michael Camille (2), "The Très Riches Heures: An Illuminated Manuscript in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction." Critical Inquiry, vol. 17 (Autumn), pp. 72–107 at 99
[20] Millard Meiss, The Limbourgs and Their Contemporaries, 1974
[21] Camille (2), op cit at 73 ff
[22] Camille (2), op cit at 95
[23] Of course, sometimes this comes at a price -- in 1981 the exclusive right to produce the first facsimile edition of the Très Riches Heures was granted to Facsimile Editions Lucerne. Each facsimile book cost $12,000: Camille (2), op cit at 72.
© Philip McCouat, 2021
RETURN TO HOME