Open Oculus

This miniature, Anatomical/Zodical Man, concluded the 15th century illuminated manuscript, The Tres Riches Heures.  Below is a 50 minute video presentation on this document.  It is divided into ten five-minute segments and described by content, so you can jump right to what looks most interesting to you. Click on each link to view and listen.  You will hear about the making of the Tres Riches Heures masterpiece, its related documents, and its thematic tracings with the meme of Hell.  I hope you enjoy the presentation.  Thank you for viewing and please feel free to comment on my blog.

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Part One

Choice of the Tres Riches Heures and defining the Hell Meme

Part Two

Hell as a culture virus, Limbourgs, Bosch and Tundale, brief history of the Tres Riches Heures

Part Three

Overview of the project, form and content of the manuscript, what is a Book of Hours

Part Four

Exhibition of the Limbourg’s Belles Heures at the J. Paul Getty Museum

Part Five

The making of the manuscript, the miniature, artists techniques and materials

Part Six

More on materials, artists, patron and politics, life and death, work by Jean Colombe

Part Seven

Evolution of the document, geographic travels, printing press and spread of the Hell meme, Bosch, Tundale

Part Eight

More on the the Hell meme, Bosch influenced by Limbourgs, Limbourgs influenced by Tundale

Part Nine

End discussion on the Limbourg’s and Tundale’s Hell, Conclusion, Scrolling Forward, chasing the document

Part Ten

Tracing memes, significance of Hell, facsimile versus original, modern day Hell meme, bibliography

Limbourg, P.d., J. Colombe, et al. (1969). The Tres Riches Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry: Musee Conde, Chantilly. New York, G. Braziller.