Les très riches heures du duc de Berry.
Contributors: Berry, Jean de France, duc de, 1340-1416.; Limbourg, Pol de, ca. 1385-ca. 1416.; Colombe, Jean, fl. 1463-1498.
Publisher: Faksimile-Verlag; Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Luzern; New York
Language: lat
Number of pages: 412
Subjects: Limbourg, Pol de, ca. 1385-ca. 1416.; Catholic Church -- Liturgy -- Texts -- Illustrations.; Musée Condé.; Très riches heures du duc de Berry -- Illustrations.; Books of hours -- Illustrations.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Gothic -- France.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, French.; Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- France -- Chantilly -- Facsimiles.
Notes: In Latin.
Full color facsimile of ms. 65 in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.
Title from leaf (in French, German, and English) following last page of the facsimile.
The ms., commissioned by Jean de France, duc de Berry, is the work of the Limbourg brothers, Jean, Herman, and Pol, working under Pol's direction, until the duke's death in 1416. It was later completed by Jean Colombe.
"A unique, limited edition of 980 copies worldwide, numbered with arabic numerals, of which 350 copies are reserved for the English-language market. 80 copies numbered with roman numerals will be reserved for authors and collaborators and for the publisher's archives."
"Index des illustrations = Verzeichnis der Illustrationen" ([2] p.) laid in at end.
LC has copy no. 287.
Source: Gift of Dr. Daniel J. Boorstin, Apr. 12, 1985.
Issued in an acrylic case with a commentary volume by Raymond Cazelles. The commentary volume for the English-language market has title: The très riches heures of Jean, Duke of Berry : commentary to the facsimile edition ... (LC record 84-70473).