New posting from my public (free) series with images from various books of hours up on Patreon.

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My public (free) Sunday post just up. Featuring beautiful items from various books of hours, many from the Tres Riches Heures of the Duc de Berri but others too. Six images not just this one.

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October from the Tres Riches Heures of the Duc de Berry. 1412-1416. Limbourg Brothers, illuminators. Collection of the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. In the public domain in the United States because the artists have been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_octobre.jpg

New public (free) series post on my Patreon page. Images from medieval books of hours. Most are from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry with others sprinkled in and around them.

Link here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/24442358

Please click through as there are three more images to be admired.If you’d like, while you are on my patreon page check out my mission statement and what is available at the various subscription levels in case you are interested in supporting my work and are able to.

A new public post every Sunday and new subscription posts mid and end of the month, not the usual once a month generally offered.

Month of May from the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. ca. 1412-1416. French. Painted on vellum. Limbourg Brothers, illuminators. Collection of the Musée Condé. In the public domain due to age. via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_Duc_de_Berry#/media/File:Fr%C3%A8res_Limbourg_-_Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_-_mois_de_mai_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Selected illuminations from the 15th century Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry done by the Frères Limbourg. . . or I look at a lot of art and these are as pretty as it gets .

Calendar page for the month of May. — May. Depicting a May day outing. Collection of the Musée de Condé, Chantilly, France. Google Art via commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frères_Limbourg_-_Très_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_-_mois_de_mai_-_Google_Art_Project_cropped.jpg

April. Depicting a betrothal and ladies gathering flowers. (detail) Collection of the Musée de Condé, Chantilly, France. via commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Tres_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_avril_detail.jpg

January. Depiction of a winter feast. Collection of the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. via commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Très_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_Janvier-2.jpg

All images in the public domain in the United States because the artists died over 70 years ago.