1 Introduction 

2 Europe around 1400 

3 Nijmegen around 1400 

4 The Maelwaels, an artist family from Nijmegen 

5 Willem and Herman Maelwael, the first generation 

6 Jan Maelwael, the second generation 

7 Van Limburg Brothers: Nijmegen years 

8 Van Limburg Brothers: in the service of Burgundy 

9 Jean, Duc de Berry; Maecenas of France 

10 Van Limburg brothers: to Paris and Bourges 

11 Painting around 1400 

12 The 'Belles Heures' 

13 The 'Tres Riches Heures' 

14 The Van Limburg Brothers: Death and legacy 

15 The Van Limburg Brothers: Oblivion and fame 

16 Van Limburg Brothers: Present-day appreciation 

17 'Wie konnte das geschehen'

18 Lost sons: the psychology of forgetting 

19 Finally