Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry
illuminated manuscript book of hours
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Summary
Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry is a book of hours[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of book of hours entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,390 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Barthélemy d'Eyck[3], Jean Colombe[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chantilly[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Instance of: illuminated manuscript[7]
- Commissioned by: John, Duke of Berry[8], Charles I, Duke of Savoy[9]
- Movement: International Gothic[10]
- Made from material: tempera[11], vellum[12]
- Collection: Condé Museum[13]
- Inventory number: Ms. 65[14]
- Location: Condé Museum[15]
- Commons category: Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry[16]
- Language of work or name: Latin[17]
- Country of origin: France[18]
- Has part(s): January[19], February[20], March[21], April[22], May[23], June[24], July[25], August[26], September[27], October[28], November[29], December[30], Baptism of Christ[31], The Fall of the Rebel Angels[32]
- Inception: 1440[33]
- Exhibition history: Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry[35]
- Commons gallery: Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry[36]
- Described at URL: https://www.photo.rmn.fr/Package/2C6NU09TF4DL[37]
- Location of creation: Bourges[38]
- Described by source: Codices Illustres[39]
- Title: Les Très Riches Heurs du Duc de Berry[40]
- Different from: Les Très Belles Heures du duc de Berry[41]
- Height: 29 cm[42]
- Width: 21.2 cm[43]
Why It Matters
Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]