Acquired by the Duc d'Aumale in 1856, the book is now MS 65 in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.Ĭonsisting of a total of 206 leaves of very fine quality parchment, 30 cm (12 in) in height by 21.5 cm ( 8 + 1⁄ 2 in) in width, the manuscript contains 66 large miniatures and 65 small.
In 1485–1489, it was brought to its present state by the painter Jean Colombe on behalf of the Duke of Savoy. It was further embellished in the 1440s by an anonymous painter, who many art historians believe was Barthélemy d'Eyck. When the three painters and their sponsor died in 1416, possibly victims of plague, the manuscript was left unfinished. 14 for the extravagant royal bibliophile and patron John, Duke of Berry, by the Limbourg brothers. It is a book of hours: a collection of prayers to be said at the canonical hours.
The Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry ( French pronunciation: English: The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry ) or Très Riches Heures, is the most famous and possibly the best surviving example of manuscript illumination in the late phase of the International Gothic style.
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