How did the artists visually distinguish the duke of Berry in the illustration for the calendar page for January in the Très Riches Heures (Fig. 19-6)?

A. hieratic scale
B. a written inscription above him
C. the banner with heraldic arms above him
D. positioning him in the center of the composition


Answer: C. the banner with heraldic arms above him

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