[MR] Book of interest to Scadians

[Garth G. Groff]

Noble friends,

This morning we received THE LIMBOURG BROTHERS, REFLECTIONS ON THE 
ORIGINS AND THE LEGACY OF THREE ILLUMINATORS FROM NIJMEGEN edited by Rob 
Duckers and Pieter Roelofs (ISBN 9789004175129; our call # Fine Arts 
ND3170 .L56 L57 2009). Herman, Paul, and Jean de Limbourg were noted as 
illuminators, and worked on the BELLES HEURES and the TRES RICHES HEURES 
DU DUC DE BERRY. Their work is considered among some of the finest 15th 
century illuminations, and is noted for its vibrant colors and rich 
detail, especially on the clothes. This book summarizes a 2005 
exhibition of the brothers' work presented at Museum Het Valkhol in 
their home city of Nijmegen. It consists of a number of scholarly 
articles which describe the Limbourg Brothers work, and its cultural and 
artistic context. The book is illustrated with many, many brilliantly 
colored reproductions of their paintings (though a bit small), as well 
as the work of others who were influenced by the Limbourgs' art. If you 
are an illuminator, an early 15th century costume maven, or just love 
medieval art, this book is well worth searching out. If you can't locate 
this book (try Interlibrary Loan), there are several editions of the 
TRES RICHES HEURES, available, which have larger versions of the 
illustrations.

Kind regards,


Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir's Unofficial Librarian
(mka Garth Groff, UVA Libraries cataloger)