The Art of Illumination

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  • Table of Contents

    • About the Exhibition
    • Introduction: A Book of Hours
    • The Patron: Jean de France, Duc de Berry
    • The Artists: Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg
    • Manuscript Pages

  • Discussion of the Manuscript

    • Exhibition Now Closed
    • Final Reflections
    • Masses, Prayers, and the Story of Saint John the Baptist
    • Saints Paul and Anthony
    • The Story of Saint Jerome
    • Come tour the Belles Heures with me!
    • Suffrages II: Is the Belles Heures a violent book?
    • Heraclius and the True Cross; The Suffrages of the Saints
    • Hours of the Passion
    • Lecture, Chant, and Scholarly Exploration: Illuminating!
    • Saint Bruno and the Founding of the Carthusian Order
    • The Institution of the Great Litany, Hours of the Cross and Holy Spirit, Prayers
    • The Penitential Psalms
    • The Hours of the Virgin
    • The Story of Saint Catherine
    • Calendars and Confluence
    • Calendar Pages
    • Join the Discussion

  • Related Publication

    • The Art of Illumination:The Limbourg Brothers and The Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry

  • Additional Resources

    • "Jean de Berry (1340–1416), Patron of Art"
    • "Manuscript Illumination in Northern Europe"
    • Exhibition: "Demons and Devotion: The Hours of Catherine of Cleves"
    • Exhibition: "The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy"
    • Video: The Structure of a Medieval Manuscript
    • YouTube Channel for the Met

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