During class today, we learned about the Duke of Berry. He was a bibliophile that was interested in art and collecting and would often invite important writers and artists to his court. It was because of his interest that he was able to collect different prints, paintings, sculptures, gems, cameos, and manuscripts. In order to create his collection, he bought a lot of pieces and even stole when it came down to it. However, even with his large collection, he was conscious about it and kept inventories of his pieces so he would not get the same thing twice.
One group of artists that the Duke of Berry really liked was the Limbourg brothers. They used to work for the Duke of Burgundy and were important enough to him that the Duke was willing to a pay a bail for the brothers after they got in trouble. However, after the Duke of Burgundy died, the Duke of Berry snatched them up about a year after. They had a good relationship to the point that they could give each other gifts and together, they strived to create a Book of Hours only for it to be left incomplete as they died in the same year.