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Trumpeting angels top a small golden fortress in a sculpture commissioned by this patron in which enamel, gemstones, and crystal surround a holy thorn. This patron commissioned a work known for its seven picture-book cycles with minimal text, which include the story of Saint Bruno. A gold inscription reading “approche, approche (-5[1])(“uh-PROASH, uh-PROASH”)” appears next to a portrait of this patron in blue robes along with a boat-shaped salt cellar during a New Year banquet scene. The Musée Condé (“mew-ZAY kawn-DAY”) houses an artwork created for this patron that was finished by the Master of the Shadows and Jean de Colombe. (10[2]-5[2])This patron (10[1])commissioned depictions of a deep (10[1])blue sky (10[1])and zodiacal lunettes above the Labors of the Months (10[3])in the Calendar Cycle pages (10[1])of a Book of Hours. (10[1])For 10 points, what French duke commissioned (10[1])the Limbourg (10[2])brothers (10[2])to create the Très (10[1])Riches (10[1])Heures (10[1])■END■ (0[7])

ANSWER: Duke of Berry [or Duc de Berry; or John, Duke of Berry; or Jean, duc de Berry; accept John of France or Jean de France; accept the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry or the Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry; prompt on John or Jean] (The second line refers to the Belles Heures of Jean de Berry.)
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y2475%0%13%120.28

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matthew LehmannWUSTL AStanford50-5
Ben SterlingYale BFlorida96-5
Todd MaslykMichiganIllinois9610
Raymond WangCornell ATexas96-5
Mattias EhatammWaterlooColumbia A9610
Eve FleisigBerkeley AGeorgia Tech9810
Robert CondronChicago BMinnesota A10310
Sky LiToronto AYale A10510
Adrian WongOttawaDuke11410
Chris SimsNorthwesternJohns Hopkins11410
Vincent DuNorth Carolina APurdue11410
Jason HongBrownNYU11910
Kevin ParkClaremont CollegesToronto B12410
Sam BakerMcGillChicago D13110
Matt JacksonChicago AIndiana13310
Aum MundheRutgersPenn13310
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley BCornell B13410
Michal GerasimiukStanfordWUSTL A13410
Caleb KendrickMarylandIowa State13810
Jack ObermanSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina B13910
Aidan FeinVanderbiltHarvard14010
Max HodesChicago CMinnesota B1410
Morgan BozemanMinnesota BChicago C1410
Albert ZhangColumbia BArizona State1410
Jaik HavlickArizona StateColumbia B1410
Graham CopeFloridaYale B1410
Cory SmithKentuckyTruman State1410
Joseph ChambersVirginiaWUSTL B1410