August Calendar Page in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry

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Speaker: Dr. Heather Graham

The August Calendar Page

What did August look like in the Middle Ages? A famous illuminated manuscript gives us insight! A calendar page from the famous medieval manuscript, the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, focuses on elite pastimes such as falconry. This video examines what this detailed image reveals about life during this summer moment, as depicted in medieval art.

August Calendar Page

in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (c. 1412–16), Limbourg Brothers and other artists. Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.

Video chapters

0:00 Introduction to August

1:31 Nobles and Falconry

3:06 The patron's castle

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