Folio 96v

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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).

Diocrès, Bruno, and the Carthusians
Bishop Hugh Receiving Bruno and his Companions, Folio 96v

Bishop Hugh recognizes that his dream was prophetic and welcomes Bruno and his companions, telling them that he knows where his monastery is to be founded.