Tag Archives: Limbourg Brothers

dark indeed, but were they happy?

The world of a thousand years ago. One thousand years ago our forebears lived in a “dark age.” They themselves did not believe it was that dark and they were only half wrong… The roofs of peasant cottages in the … Continue reading

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fifty score years ago, our forebears…

Are we entering a new Dark Age? Is one at hand? We might well to look back to the last Dark Age, which beclouded Europe from the fall of Rome to the beginning of the brilliant Middle Age in, more … Continue reading

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1000 years whence

One thousand years ago our forebears lived in a “dark age.” They themselves did not think it was dark, and they were only half wrong… …Science as we know it, did not exist. The idea of experiment and discovery did … Continue reading

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cluny and the gall chatter

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Look at two of the monasteries. First, Saint Gall in Switzerland, founded in the seventh century, and the home of a long line of learned and virtuous men. … Continue reading

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dark shadows & high walls

A sanctuary for a dark age. When there was little law in the land, and robbers and brigands were at liberty in the wild, a man’s home was his castle… Taking in to account the enormous diffusion of castles in … Continue reading

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good songs bad bishop: whistling in the abbey

A bad bishop’s book of love songs. Despite some gaping character flaws, French cleric Jean de Montchenu had good taste in illuminated manuscripts. Its not the Limbourg Brothers Tres Riches Heures, but it is the sole known surviving manuscript that … Continue reading

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are we playing in the same brand?

Watercolor paper is still apparently made much the way it has been since Duke of Berry let the ladies of the palace engage in the visual arts. That is, since Medieval times. Its mulched, pressed and literally hung out to … Continue reading

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how grows your garden: vegetable patch kids

Andre Le Notre laid out many noble gardensĀ  which soon became world famous. Versailles in particular was envied by every prince in Europe. And in the century and more that followed, these royal gardens were copied all over the civilized … Continue reading

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have pen no travel: drawing from point a to b

Draw your blessings. And these are days of yore, at the gates of Jerusalem. Competent graphic designers who can’t draw… Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): This is a great example of a very good competent graphic designer who can’t draw worth a … Continue reading

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the black plague: groaning in sympathy

The Black Death came out of Central Asia killing one third of the European population. And among the survivors a new skepticism arose about life and God and human authority. Most fourteenth-century people regarded their doctor with tolerance and respect … Continue reading

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