Très Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry: The Masterpiece of Medieval Illumination Publisher / Hodder & Stoughton Lauren Halsey

Lauren Halsey

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Très Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry: The Masterpiece of Medieval Illumination Publisher / Hodder & Stoughton Lauren HalseyA splendid new reproduction of the most luxurious and most famous example of medieval illumination. Commissioned by Jean, Duke of Berry, in the early years of the fifteenth century, this devotional volume is among the greatest books of hours ever producedand certainly the most important manuscript to survive the Middle Ages. Exuberant, detailed, and impossibly lavish, it encapsulates the most exquisite medieval calendar, which has become famous in its