Limbourg Brothers- Tres Riches Heures of Jean de Berry

  • Here is Charles Bouleau’s analysis of a miniature from the Tres Riches Heures of Jean de Berry, made by the Limbourg Brothers early in the fifteenth century.

Bellver Castle, Palma

A slideshow of Bellver Castle in Palma visualizing a series of steps that display the geometry behind the medieval architecture

 

  • Here is the basic plan of Bellver Castle, in Palma. Its form can be explained in a series of geometrical steps of the kind familiar to the medieval builders and craftsmen.