The Art of Illumination

Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry, 1405–1408/9. Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg (Franco-Netherlandish, active in France by 1399–1416). French; Made in Paris. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum; 9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (23.8 x 16.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.1).

Hours of the Virgin
Saints Ambrose and Augustine, Folio 41r

A canticle attributed to these saints is inserted before the next canonical hour, and Ambrose and Augustine are illustrated in a quarter-page miniature at the head of their prayer. Both church fathers are arrayed in full Episcopal vestments and flank an altar in a vaulted chapel.