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TITLE: Page from Book, "Tres Riches Heures", France - N. RENAISSANCE

DESCRIPTION: Page from Secular Book "Tres Riches Heures" (Very Sumptuous Hours) by Limbourg brothers in France. Commissioned by Duke of Berry. Depicts group of aristocrats leaving castle to survey property in month of May. Sumptuous illustrations, prayers, readings. Ea. month has own illustration. Small (approx 8"x5"). Perfected miniaturist tradition. Muted palette. High horizon line = emphasis on ground activity. Compare w Utrecht Psalter: They've come a long way since then.