Summary Ever since 1806 scholars from various fields of research have studied the lives and works of the Maelwael Van Lymborch artistic dynasty originating from Nijmegen (The Netherlands). Active around 1400 - initially in their native Nijmegen and subsequently in France - the Van Lymborch Brothers and their uncle Johan Maelwael created hundreds of paintings and miniatures, many of them becoming highlights of the International Gothic style. In our time, their extraordinary quality, their emotional impact and their intelligent stylistic innovations attract the attention of an ever increasing number of researchers. The Maelwael Van Lymborch Studies - an initiative of the Maelwael Van Lymborch Foundation - is an international series aiming to bring together these researchers and offering them a forum by publishing the latest facts and insights about the artists and their work in the context of various cultures: Guelders, France, Italy, the Holy Roman Empire, Flanders, England, and elsewhere. The series fosters cross-cultural, transnational, as well as multi-disciplinary exploration, considering proposals from across the spectrum of analytic approaches and methodologies. Thus, the Maelwael Van Lymborch Studies will monitor the pulse of current research and offer an impulse for new explorations. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Pieter Roelofs, Prelude: Johan Maelwael and the Van Lymborch Brothers. Proposal for a Standardized Form of their Name Jos Koldeweij, Preface: Embarking on an Eternal Pilgrimage André Stufkens and Clemens Verhoeven, Preface: Pulse & Impulse. Mission Statement about Patience and Fluid Exchange Patricia Stirnemann, Introduction: Johan Maelwael, the Van Lymborch Brothers and the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Theme I: The Saint Jerome Drawing and Drawn Hours by the Van Lymborch Brothers? Eberhard König, The Master of St Jerome One of the Van Lymborch Brothers Inès Villela-Petit, The Drawn Hours. A New Masterpiece by the Van Lymborch Brothers? Dieter Röschel, Ships and More - Motifs and Narratives in the Drawn Van Lymborch Hours Christine Seidel, Images in Pen and Ink. Technical Remarks on the Drawn Van Lymborch Hours Laurent Hablot, The Van Lymborch Brothers: Heraldic Painters? The Position of Heraldry and Emblematic Motifs in the Art of the Van Lymborch Brothers Rob Dückers, A Distant Echo: the Van Lymborch Brothers' Models in the Block Book of St Servatius Theme II: The Duchy of Guelders and the Maelwael/Van Lymborch Dynasty Rob Camps, New Insights into the Maelwael Family in Nijmegen André Stufkens and Clemens Verhoeven, William I, Duke of Guelders and His Artists, 'Honorable Art & Pious Wisdom? Bibliography Index