When looking at the images from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, they are quite detailed. The Book of Kells tends to be more primitve with a strong celtic influence. Both books and their illustrative artworks fell within the renaissance period and yet are distinctly different, though harbouring traits of this era. Considering the extended time frames that the books were created over, there were numerous art movements that may have influenced the artwork.
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry was a medieval book of hours. This was a collection of text for each liturgical hour of the day. A book such as this would often include other supplimentary texts, calendars, prayers, psalms, and masses for certain holy days were commonly included. But its main purpose was to document the religious affiliated hours of the day. Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry's pages of text tend to be double columned and were more decorated by image rather then being illustrated. Each decoration enclosed within its own frame, so the images look square. It's full page images though were strongly religious in rennaisance style. The style of imagery reflects an increasing interest in naturalistic representation. The artists purpose here in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, was to document religion and was probably more of a collector's item for a wealthy noble. It is a lot more structured then The Book of Kells, being centuries older.
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry was created through the art movements of:
Byzantine Art 400 - 1453 AD
Gothic Style 1140 - 1500 AD
RENAISSANCE 1400 - 1800 AD (CE)
Images from Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry:
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - also known as "le roi des manuscrits enluminés" or "the king of the illuminated manuscripts". Commissioned by Jean, Duc de Berry in 1413, it was painted by the Limbourg brothers who left it unfinished at their (and the Duc's) death in 1416.The Duc Charles I de Savoie commissioned Jean Colombe to complete the painting of the manuscript between 1485-1489.
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The Book of Kells, created from 6th through to 9th centuries and was a manuscript of 'Insular style'. It was a large format manuscript codex of the Latin text of the Gospels. The pages of text were arranged in one column with illustrative coloured letters and small images throughout with a freeform sense of style. The large image pages were strong celtic designs or religious figures. The imagery within are symbolic rather then naturalistic. I think the purpose of this book was to provide a beautifully illustrated text of the gospels. There is such craftsmanship and herritage in the drawings. This type of book was more for public rather then private use.
The current art movements of that time were:
Celtic, Saxon, & Hiberno 200 - 732 AD
Byzantine Art 400 - 1453 AD
Islamic Art 622 - 900 AD
Carolingian Art 732 - 900 AD
Images from the book of Kells:
The Book of Kells (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. (58), sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. It was created by Celtic monks ca. 800 or slightly earlier.
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