Title

May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939).

Caption

May - the town of Riom, 15th century, (1939). 'Mai - La Ville De Riom'. Cavalcade on the first of May, with trumpeters and riders, the women dressed in green. In the city in the background is possibly imaginary, or may be Riom, the capital of the province of Auvergne until the French Revolution. A page from the "Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry", a book of hours produced for Jean, Duc de Berry and commissioned from the Limbourg brothers. Made between c1412 and 1489, and regarded as one of the finest examples of European manuscript illumination, it is held at the Musee Condé, Chantilly, France. Published in "Verve - No. 7, Vol. II". [Verve, France, 1939]

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F19_430

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,5Mb (3,5Mb) / 10,6in x 17,0in / 3191 x 5088 (300dpi)

Keywords

manuscript animal female women woman people male man men animals horses riding rider riders music arts country French France science musician green guy headdress color May trumpeter medieval astrology dress trumpet location century musical instrument thirties lady trumpets calendar zodiac manuscript headgear month Colour trumpet player verve 1930s Middle Ages 20th century 15th century The Print Collector cavalcade fifteenth century illuminated manuscript nobleman noblewoman wimple manuscript John Jean Duc de Berry Berry Duke of Berry Jean de France Jean Limbourg Jannequin Limbourg Jean de Limbourg Duke of green colour Johan Limbourg Limbourg Jean Folio Tres Riches Heures Très Riches Heures Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Limbourg Johan Limbourg Jean de Limburg Jeannequin De Jeannequin De Limburg Limbourg Jannequin Duc de De Berry duc de Berri John the Magnificent Berri Jean de Berry Riom

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