The very rich hours of the Duke of Berry.
InFine/Chantilly Castle| N° d'inventaire | 31668 |
| Format | 21 x 29 |
| Détails | 496 p., publisher's hardcover |
| Publication | Paris, 2025 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782382032237 |
This work is published on the occasion of the exhibition “ The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry” » organized by the Condé Museum of the Château de Chantilly, Jeu de Paume room, from June 7 to October 5, 2025.
The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry are much more than just a manuscript. Celebrated as the “Mona Lisa” of manuscripts, this collection of offices and prayers personalized for the Duke of Berry, brother of King Charles V, testifies to the splendor and artistic refinement of the late Middle Ages.
The exhibition catalogue allows you to understand each stage of the creation of the Very Rich Hours for nearly a century: the influence of the book on the artists who were able to approach it, and understand the reasons for the enthusiasm that the manuscript still arouses. It also focuses on the figure of Jean de Berry, his lavish patronage and his taste for books.
For the first time since the prince's death in 1416, all his books of hours known today are brought together in one place.
This summit meeting, made possible by the loans of the most prestigious works – including the Belles Heures preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – is accompanied by the presentation of a large part of and the library of the Duke of Berry, one of the most famous of the Middle Ages.
This work is published on the occasion of the exhibition “ The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry” » organized by the Condé Museum of the Château de Chantilly, Jeu de Paume room, from June 7 to October 5, 2025.
The Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry are much more than just a manuscript. Celebrated as the “Mona Lisa” of manuscripts, this collection of offices and prayers personalized for the Duke of Berry, brother of King Charles V, testifies to the splendor and artistic refinement of the late Middle Ages.
The exhibition catalogue allows you to understand each stage of the creation of the Very Rich Hours for nearly a century: the influence of the book on the artists who were able to approach it, and understand the reasons for the enthusiasm that the manuscript still arouses. It also focuses on the figure of Jean de Berry, his lavish patronage and his taste for books.
For the first time since the prince's death in 1416, all his books of hours known today are brought together in one place.
This summit meeting, made possible by the loans of the most prestigious works – including the Belles Heures preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – is accompanied by the presentation of a large part of and the library of the Duke of Berry, one of the most famous of the Middle Ages.