DUKE OF BERRY ON A JOURNEY
                               by the Limbourg Brothers  App. 1370-1416

1. What were the names of the Limbourg brothers and when did they live?  ____________________

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2. Why did they go to live with their uncle?  _______________________________________

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3. How did the boys repay Philip the Bold for paying their ransom?  _________________________

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4.  Tell about the books of that time.  _________________________________________________

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5.  What was the  Book of Hours  or  Tres Riches Heures and who asked them to make it ?

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6. Why were books so expensive in the 1400's?  ________________________________________

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7.  Look in the "Limbourg Paintings" link.  What animal do you see in the painting " St. Jerome Extracting a Thorn,"?

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8.  On the same link page find  the painting "The Adoration of the Magi."  How many wise men do you see?

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9.  How did the Duke of Berry benefit by supporting the three artists?  ________________________

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