Très Riches Heures - October Poster

The Book of Hours was a prayer book that became popular in France around the year 1400 and was made for the French prince Jean de Berry. From Wikipedia: Each month of the calendar is allotted two pages, one for the calendar and another for the miniature and a semicircular arch. The calendar provides the reader with days in the solar and lunar months, as well as great feasts and saints for each day. January is the largest miniature in the calendar and includes the Duke de Berry at a New Year’s Day feast. Several of the miniatures depict the Duke, fields or castles he owned, and places he visited. This portrays the personal function of the book of hours, as it is customized to suit the patron. Add a frame, print it on canvas, or purchase the matching invitations.