CHAPTER XIII

THE _TRÈS RICHES HEURES DU DUC DE BERRY_

This work marks an important epoch in the history of French Art; the _Calendar Months_ by Pol de Limbourg (the eldest brother); the scenes from the _Life of Christ_ joint work of the three brothers; _the Zodiac_; _the Plan of Rome_; the Duc de Berry a collector of medals; his sudden death interrupts the completion of his _Livre d'Heures_; Jean Colombe, half a century later, undertakes the painting of the remaining miniatures; his mediocre workmanship.....165