ARHI 203 Lecture 10: Lecture 10 Week 6
25 Feb 2016
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Artists would sketch the design for tapestries on cartoons. The trojan tapestries are one of the most luxurious and best preserved examples of tapestries. King of france, king of england and other dukes owned copies. Book of hours were prayer books that were produced for a specific patron outline specific prayers and meditations you do at various hours of the day. They were personalized in terms of imageries and prayers. They were highly prized luxury objects in the medieval period into the 15th and 16th. These books were commissioned and the north excelled in illumination production. Book of hours survived becau;se of how they were made. Les tres riches heures du duc de berry. Illumination: derives from italian term for decorated, means painted scene. One of the most well-known book of hours that survived from 15thcentury. The most famous images from this specific book depict various human activities taking place in various months of the year.
