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The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel) by Master of Codex Matenadaran (13th ce...
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel) by Master of Codex Matenadaran (13th century)/ Matenadaran Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan/ 1268/ Armenia/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ Bi





Illuminated initial capital letter from Chronicon Januense (the History of Genova from its foundation to 1295) by Blessed Jac...
Illuminated initial capital letter from Chronicon Januense (the History of Genova from its foundation to 1295) by Blessed Jacobus de Varagine, Latin manuscript, 15th Century.





Illuminated page of the Missal by Noyon, manuscript folio 86 verso and 87 recto, France 13th Century.





Plagues of Egypt, Nile turning to blood. Illumination from the Seraglio Octateuch. 12th century. Topkapi Sarayi Museum Librar...
Plagues of Egypt, Nile turning to blood. Illumination from the Seraglio Octateuch. 12th century. Topkapi Sarayi Museum Library, Istanbul, Turkey .





Comforting the condemned, illuminated page from the Ritual of the Brethrens from the Mercy of Genoa, manuscript 15th Century.





Women's fashion from 1786 to 1841, reigns of George III to Victoria, from Pocket Books, Ladies' Magazines, etc. Handcolored e...
Women's fashion from 1786 to 1841, reigns of George III to Victoria, from Pocket Books, Ladies' Magazines, etc. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).





A knight while he extracts a substance from a plant in order to hunt the dragon nesting in the castle, miniature from Tractat...
A knight while he extracts a substance from a plant in order to hunt the dragon nesting in the castle, miniature from Tractatus de herbis, Latin manuscript by Dioscorides Est 28 e M 59 folio 20 recto, France 15th Century.





Psalter: David Playing Bells, C. 1300-1350, Manuscripts, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San ...
Psalter: David Playing Bells, C. 1300-1350, Manuscripts, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California





Illuminated page from a manuscript preserved in St Scholastica Library in Subiaco, Lazio, Italy.





M.B.I.2- CANTIGA SANTA MARIA. CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS Nº 230. ALBOGUE S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE, THE WISE. Location:...
M.B.I.2- CANTIGA SANTA MARIA. CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS Nº 230. ALBOGUE S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE, THE WISE. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





Subjects of Kublai Khan fishing for pearls and gathering turquoise, from 'Le Livre des Merveilles' by the Boucicaut Master an...
Subjects of Kublai Khan fishing for pearls and gathering turquoise, from 'Le Livre des Merveilles' by the Boucicaut Master and workshop, late 14th to early 15th century





Illuminated letter, the Latin Bible, from the Abbey of Monteiramey, manuscript, 12th Century.





After the Sanhedrin, Jesus is handed over to Pilate. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





Gradual from Palm Sunday to the XXIV Sunday after Pentecost, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscri...
Gradual from Palm Sunday to the XXIV Sunday after Pentecost, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza Basilica. Whole artwork. Christ's Descent into Limbo illuminated page score notes text verses prayer chant square representation resurrected Christ halo: aureole standard small figures souls Limbo plant volutes flowers blue red yellow gre.





Day hours and night hours antiphonary from the first Saturday of Advent to the IV Sunday after Epiphany, by Anonymous Sienese...
Day hours and night hours antiphonary from the first Saturday of Advent to the IV Sunday after Epiphany, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza Basilica. Detail. Illuminated page with the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple page score notes music chant verses plant volutes square Infant Jesus in swaddling clothes Joseph Mary Simeon temple blue red yellow green.





Henry VI (1165-1197), Holy Roman Emperor (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Hei...
Henry VI (1165-1197), Holy Roman Emperor (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History





A priest goes through an ancient manuscript at the monastery of Kebran Gabriel, on an island on Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa





ARTE ROMANICO. S. XII. BEATO DE MANCHESTER. Códice miniado sobre los comentarios que el BEATO DE LIEBANA (? -798) realizó en ...
ARTE ROMANICO. S. XII. BEATO DE MANCHESTER. Códice miniado sobre los comentarios que el BEATO DE LIEBANA (? -798) realizó en el s. VIII al Apocalipsis de San Juan. Escrito en letra tardo carolina pregótica. "EL SITIO DE JERUSALEN". John Rylands Library. Manchester. Inglaterra. Reino Unido.





LIBRO DE LA MONTERIA DE ALFONSO XI-UN PERRO HERIDO-S XIV. Author: ALFONSO XI. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA, MADRID, SPAI...
LIBRO DE LA MONTERIA DE ALFONSO XI-UN PERRO HERIDO-S XIV. Author: ALFONSO XI. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA, MADRID, SPAIN.





Marriage scene from the Romance of the Round Table, manuscript 2537 folio 71 recto, France 14th Century.





The Prioress, Detail From The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400 British), The Huntington Library, Art Collections...
The Prioress, Detail From The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400 British), The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California





HIST MATRITENSIS-F198-ENFERMEDAD DE CONSTANTINO-CRONICA BIZANTINA. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLI...
HIST MATRITENSIS-F198-ENFERMEDAD DE CONSTANTINO-CRONICA BIZANTINA. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.





God Presiding Over the Fall of the Angels Artist Unknown Manuscript Illumination Newberry Library, Chicago





Use of tobacco by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun from The Code of Florence ""Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana"" in Sp...
Use of tobacco by Fra Bernardino de Sahagun from The Code of Florence ""Historia general de las cosas de Nueva Espana"" in Spanish and Nahuatl, facsimile, 16th century





Louis XI at the Chapter Assembly of the St. Michael Order ca. 1469-72 Jean Fouquet (ca.1420-1480 French) Illuminated manuscri...
Louis XI at the Chapter Assembly of the St. Michael Order ca. 1469-72 Jean Fouquet (ca.1420-1480 French) Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France





Madrid Skylitzes: Battle of Bulgarophygon. Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. ...
Madrid Skylitzes: Battle of Bulgarophygon. Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.





King David In Prayer Book Of Hours C. 1450-75 Simon Marmion (ca.1425-1489 French) Decor. Vellum Leaf The Huntington Library, ...
King David In Prayer Book Of Hours C. 1450-75 Simon Marmion (ca.1425-1489 French) Decor. Vellum Leaf The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA





Illuminated alphabet, choir of Notre Dame in Paris.. . Ernest Guillot "Ornementation des Manuscrits au Moyen-Age" (Ornamentat...
Illuminated alphabet, choir of Notre Dame in Paris.. . Ernest Guillot "Ornementation des Manuscrits au Moyen-Age" (Ornamentation from Manuscripts of the Middle Ages, 14th century), 1897, chromolithograph.





Dido Queen of Carthage, miniature from The Book of Clerics and Noble Ladies, a French translation of De mulieribus claris by ...
Dido Queen of Carthage, miniature from The Book of Clerics and Noble Ladies, a French translation of De mulieribus claris by Giovanni Boccaccio, manuscript, France 15th Century.





Wound of Christ (from the Psalter and Prayer book of Bonne de Luxembourg) by Anonymous master / Metropolitan Museum of Art, N...
Wound of Christ (from the Psalter and Prayer book of Bonne de Luxembourg) by Anonymous master / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / Gothic / ca 1345 / France / Watercolour on parchment / Bible /





Peter the Hermit hears Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymou...
Peter the Hermit hears Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History





Pilate delivered Jesus to Herod after they had mocked him and dressed in white. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin....
Pilate delivered Jesus to Herod after they had mocked him and dressed in white. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS S XI, LA MUJER SOBRE LA BESTIA, PROCEDE DE SAN ISIDORO DE LEON-1047 - VIT 14-2. Author: BEATO DE L...
COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS S XI, LA MUJER SOBRE LA BESTIA, PROCEDE DE SAN ISIDORO DE LEON-1047 - VIT 14-2. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.





Blind Goddess Fortune With King Arthur Enthroned c.1316 French School Vellum British Library, London, England





Gottfried von Neifen (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 130...
Gottfried von Neifen (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History





St Luke, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Te...
St Luke, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Testard, manuscript 1097 folio 2 recto, France end of 15th Century.





Otto III, German King & Holy Roman Emperor, Enthroned Between Two Lords Spiritual & Two Temporal End of 10th C. Illuminated m...
Otto III, German King & Holy Roman Emperor, Enthroned Between Two Lords Spiritual & Two Temporal End of 10th C. Illuminated manuscript Bavarian National Library, Munich, Germany





Moise Maimonides:"Mishne Torah" Judaica c. 14th Century Jewish National & Hebrew Univ. Library, Jerusalem





Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia, by Anonymous Sienese painter , Matteo di Giovanni, 1474,...
Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia, by Anonymous Sienese painter , Matteo di Giovanni, 1474, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Detail. Dixit- illuminated page verses psalms prayer incipit: beginning initial letter plant volutes rinceaux blue yellow green red black white.





France - 15th century - Pope Innocent IV deposes excommunicated Emperor Frederick II. Lyon, 1245. Illuminated manuscript





The Polo brothers leaving Costantinople, miniature from Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Wonders of the World) by M...
The Polo brothers leaving Costantinople, miniature from Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the Wonders of the World) by Marco Polo and Rustichello, France 15th Century.





LIBRO DE ORO HOLANDES-DANZA MACABRA. Location: BIBLIOTECA MARCIANA O DE SAN MARCOS, VENEDIG, ITALIA.





Matthew Paris c. 1200 - 1259. English Benedictine monk, chronicler and illuminated manuscripts artist. Self portrait of himse...
Matthew Paris c. 1200 - 1259. English Benedictine monk, chronicler and illuminated manuscripts artist. Self portrait of himself at feet of Virgin and Child. After 13th century manuscript.





Canterbury Tales: Prologue to the Friar's Tale (Ellesmere Chaucer) ca.1400 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript The Huntingt...
Canterbury Tales: Prologue to the Friar's Tale (Ellesmere Chaucer) ca.1400 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA





Man with a Saluki by Iranian master / The David Collection / The Oriental Arts / ca 1555 / Iran / Mineral Pigment on Cotton /...
Man with a Saluki by Iranian master / The David Collection / The Oriental Arts / ca 1555 / Iran / Mineral Pigment on Cotton / Genre / 18,3x13,8





Henry I, Count of Anhalt (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between...
Henry I, Count of Anhalt (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History





King David, illuminated page from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript, attributed to Evrard d'Espi...
King David, illuminated page from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript, attributed to Evrard d'Espinques, manuscript 1096 folio 92 and 93 recto, France end of 15th Century.





Introductory page to Esther, Jewish illumination, Germany, 18th Century, Artist Unknown, Staatsbibliothek, Hamburg, Germany





Canterbury Tales: Tale of the Monk & his Greyhounds (Ellesmere Chaucer), ca. 1400, Artist Unknown, Illuminated manuscript, Th...
Canterbury Tales: Tale of the Monk & his Greyhounds (Ellesmere Chaucer), ca. 1400, Artist Unknown, Illuminated manuscript, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA





The end of the world and the Last Judgement. The men will leave the cave without being able to speak or hear. Codex of Predis...
The end of the world and the Last Judgement. The men will leave the cave without being able to speak or hear. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





The annunciation, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of R...
The annunciation, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Testard, manuscript 1097 folio 11 recto, France end of 15th Century.





Aveline, Countess of Lancaster (d. 1274), from her effigy in Westminster Abbey. Background figure in simple robe and veil fro...
Aveline, Countess of Lancaster (d. 1274), from her effigy in Westminster Abbey. Background figure in simple robe and veil from Cotton MSS, Nero D.I. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotin





Manuscript, 'History of Indians' (1579) by Diego Duran (1537-1588) Cortes being welcomed by Indians to beating of drums, mini...
Manuscript, 'History of Indians' (1579) by Diego Duran (1537-1588) Cortes being welcomed by Indians to beating of drums, miniature





Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, il...
Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Detail. Creator- illuminated page verses psalms prayer incipit: beginning initial letter plant volutes rinceaux blue yellow green red black white.





Book of Hours: Feeding the Multitudes ca.1408-9 Limbourg Brothers (fl. 1400-1416 Netherlandish) Illuminated manuscript





Hunting With Nets Illustration from the Halieutica or the Cynegetica by Oppian. 11th C. Italian School (11th C.) Vellum Bibli...
Hunting With Nets Illustration from the Halieutica or the Cynegetica by Oppian. 11th C. Italian School (11th C.) Vellum Biblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy





Detail from the the Prajnaparamita, an illuminated manuscript from the Pala-Sena dynasty, India 11th Century.





Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, il...
Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Detail. C 116v- illuminated page verses psalms prayer incipit: beginning initial letter plant volutes rinceaux blue yellow red black white.





Proprio dei Santi gradual from St Andrew Apostle Eve to the Feast of pope Clement and Comune dei Santi gradual from an Apostl...
Proprio dei Santi gradual from St Andrew Apostle Eve to the Feast of pope Clement and Comune dei Santi gradual from an Apostle Eve to the dedication of the church, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Detail. Assumpted Virgin Mary illuminated page score notes text verses prayer chant incipit: beginning initial letter square Virgin mantle: cloak throne rank angels cherubim seraphim halo: aureole decoration plant volute.





France - 13th century - Albertus Magnus, On the Nature of Things (De Natura Rerum). Illuminated manuscript from Saint-Amand A...
France - 13th century - Albertus Magnus, On the Nature of Things (De Natura Rerum). Illuminated manuscript from Saint-Amand Abbey. Folio 197, recto: Lunar eclipse and planets' movement compared with the moon and the sun





JEAN DE JOINVILLE OFRECE SU LIBRO "HISTORIA DE S LUIS" AL REY LUIS DE NAVARRA - MANUSCRITO 1360. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY, ...
JEAN DE JOINVILLE OFRECE SU LIBRO "HISTORIA DE S LUIS" AL REY LUIS DE NAVARRA - MANUSCRITO 1360. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY, PARIS, FRANCE.





The Temptation: A Dancing Couple C. 13th Cent Master Ermengaut(-1322 French) Vellum Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madri...
The Temptation: A Dancing Couple C. 13th Cent Master Ermengaut(-1322 French) Vellum Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain





Illuminated page from a Bible found in the Abbey of Clairvaux, manuscript 27 folio 1 recto, France 12th Century.





Jesus and his disciples, going along the barren fig tree. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





Jesus took five loaves and two fish and gives them to 500 people saying: eat your fill. Miniature. Codex Predis. Quattrocento...
Jesus took five loaves and two fish and gives them to 500 people saying: eat your fill. Miniature. Codex Predis. Quattrocento Renaissance (XV century). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





Illuminated page from the Livre du coeur d'amour espris (The Book of the Love-Smitten Heart) by Rene of Anjou, manuscript, Fr...
Illuminated page from the Livre du coeur d'amour espris (The Book of the Love-Smitten Heart) by Rene of Anjou, manuscript, France 15th Century.





LAPIDARIO DEL DIARIO DE MARIA - 1253 - SAGITARIO NOVENO SIGNO DEL ZODIACO. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE, THE WISE. Location: ...
LAPIDARIO DEL DIARIO DE MARIA - 1253 - SAGITARIO NOVENO SIGNO DEL ZODIACO. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE, THE WISE. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





Scenes of church offerings, detail from an illuminated page from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, ...
Scenes of church offerings, detail from an illuminated page from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, Spain 13th Century.





St. Louis brought as prisoner before the Sultan (top). Bottom left: Louis discourses with Saracens. Bottom right: Sultan assa...
St. Louis brought as prisoner before the Sultan (top). Bottom left: Louis discourses with Saracens. Bottom right: Sultan assassinated by his courtiers. From Le livre de Faiz Monseigneur Saint Louis (Louis IX of France 1215-70). Sixth Crusade (1248-54):





Les Tres Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry-August 1416 Limbourg Brothers (Fl.1400-1416 Flemish) Illuminated Manuscript Musee Cond...
Les Tres Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry-August 1416 Limbourg Brothers (Fl.1400-1416 Flemish) Illuminated Manuscript Musee Conde, Chantilly, France





Illustration for Tuerheim's "Rennewart"-- Malifer Entreats King Penthesilea to be Content ca. 1320 Artist Unknown Illuminated...
Illustration for Tuerheim's "Rennewart"-- Malifer Entreats King Penthesilea to be Content ca. 1320 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria





Thakur Dawlat Singh Among Courtiers by Ghulam Ali Khan (active 1817-1855) / The David Collection / The Oriental Arts / ca 182...
Thakur Dawlat Singh Among Courtiers by Ghulam Ali Khan (active 1817-1855) / The David Collection / The Oriental Arts / ca 1825 / India, Delhi Sultanate / Watercolour, Gouache on Paper / Portrait / 27,6x38,5





The announcement to the shepherds, miniature by the Master of Boucicaut (Meister des Marechal de Boucicaut), manuscript, Fran...
The announcement to the shepherds, miniature by the Master of Boucicaut (Meister des Marechal de Boucicaut), manuscript, France 15th Century.





Fabulous Creatures (Dragons and Other Beasts), From Le Livre des Merveilles les du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio...
Fabulous Creatures (Dragons and Other Beasts), From Le Livre des Merveilles les du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France





Homage of the Four Provinces of Otto III: Sclavinia, Germania, Gallia, & Roma Late 10th C. Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscr...
Homage of the Four Provinces of Otto III: Sclavinia, Germania, Gallia, & Roma Late 10th C. Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Bavarian National Library, Munich, Germany





Radegunda freeing a person of a demon, miniature from the Life of Saint Radegunda, illumination from Poitiers, Abbey of Saint...
Radegunda freeing a person of a demon, miniature from the Life of Saint Radegunda, illumination from Poitiers, Abbey of Saint Croix, manuscript, France 11th Century.





Gospel of Matthew by Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne, watercolor on parchment, 715-721, ?-721, Great Britain, London, British...
Gospel of Matthew by Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne, watercolor on parchment, 715-721, ?-721, Great Britain, London, British Museum, 34x24, 5





Apostle of the Germans- Christening of Teutons and Martyr Death of Boniface at Dokkum 6 5 754 975 CE Manuscripts University o...
Apostle of the Germans- Christening of Teutons and Martyr Death of Boniface at Dokkum 6 5 754 975 CE Manuscripts University of Library, Gottingen





MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XIII - ANUNCIO A LOS PASTORES - HUIDA A EGIPTO - EN EL DESIERTO - MOISES ANTE EL FARAON. Location: BRITI...
MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XIII - ANUNCIO A LOS PASTORES - HUIDA A EGIPTO - EN EL DESIERTO - MOISES ANTE EL FARAON. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY, LONDON, ENGLAND.





The thyme seller, miniature from Tractatus de herbis, Latin manuscript by Dioscorides, Est 28 e M 59 folio 104 recto, France ...
The thyme seller, miniature from Tractatus de herbis, Latin manuscript by Dioscorides, Est 28 e M 59 folio 104 recto, France 15th Century.





Opening words of St Matthew's Gospel Liber Generationes. From The Book of Kells. 6th century manuscript of the Four Gospels





Tayang Khan Presented with the Head of the Mongol Leader Ong Khan (Miniature from Jami' al-tawarikh (Universal History) by Mi...
Tayang Khan Presented with the Head of the Mongol Leader Ong Khan (Miniature from Jami' al-tawarikh (Universal History) by Miskina (active 1590-1600) / The David Collection / The Oriental Arts / c. 1596 / India, Mughal school / Watercolour and ink on pap





Pontius Pilate asked the Jews if they prefer to free the thief Barabbas, or Jesus. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Tur...
Pontius Pilate asked the Jews if they prefer to free the thief Barabbas, or Jesus. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





Les Tres Riche Heures du Duc de Berry: January -Banquet Scene 1413-1416 Limbourg Brothers(fl.1400-1416 Netherlandish) Facsimi...
Les Tres Riche Heures du Duc de Berry: January -Banquet Scene 1413-1416 Limbourg Brothers(fl.1400-1416 Netherlandish) Facsimile manuscript Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England





Torment of the damned. Miniature. 15th century. France. Tresor de Sapience. Castle of Chantilly. France.





CRONICA MATRITENSIS-BIZANTINA FOL 141 V- PESTE BOVINA EN LA EPOCA DE ROMANO I. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Loc...
CRONICA MATRITENSIS-BIZANTINA FOL 141 V- PESTE BOVINA EN LA EPOCA DE ROMANO I. Author: SKYLITZES JOHN O SCYLITZA IOANNES. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.





Fight in a wood between Christians and Saracens. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque...
Fight in a wood between Christians and Saracens. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History





Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds ca. 1450-1475 Simon Marmion (ca.1425-1489 French) Illuminated manuscript The Hun...
Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds ca. 1450-1475 Simon Marmion (ca.1425-1489 French) Illuminated manuscript The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California





The coronation of Baldwin I on Christmas Day 1100. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheq...
The coronation of Baldwin I on Christmas Day 1100. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History





Fish, 16th century, From the Calligraphic Manuscript Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated...
Fish, 16th century, From the Calligraphic Manuscript Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel (1575-ca.1630/Flemish)





The Council of the Ravens Arabic Book Illustration 1350 Manuscripts Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France





Lady in winter dress, 1641, reign of Charles I, from Hollar. She wears a long dress, a jacket covered with shawls and collars...
Lady in winter dress, 1641, reign of Charles I, from Hollar. She wears a long dress, a jacket covered with shawls and collars. In her hands she has a muff and a mask. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic a





Illuminated page from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, Spain 13th Century.





Count Kraft III of Toggenburg (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Be...
Count Kraft III of Toggenburg (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History





'Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land. Page from 15th century ''Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit''. Banners show Papal arms...
'Crusaders embarking for the Holy Land. Page from 15th century ''Statutes of Order of Saint Esprit''. Banners show Papal arms, those of Holy Roman Emperor and the kings of England, France and Sicily. Chromolithograph'





King Louis XII by Jean Bourdichon, Tempera and gold on parchment, 1457-1521, 16th century, France, Bibliotheque Nationale de ...
King Louis XII by Jean Bourdichon, Tempera and gold on parchment, 1457-1521, 16th century, France, Bibliotheque Nationale de France





TUMBO A(1125 A 1255)-PEDRO I DE ARAGON-FOL 38 V-CARTULARIO. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, CORUÑA, SP...
TUMBO A(1125 A 1255)-PEDRO I DE ARAGON-FOL 38 V-CARTULARIO. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, CORUÑA, SPAIN.





Saint Lukes Birth of Christ, from King James Bible, USA, New York, New York City, American Bible Society, 1611 A.D.





Female costume of the reign of Henry IV, 1399-1423. She wears her hair in a fret in the style known as the horned or snail he...
Female costume of the reign of Henry IV, 1399-1423. She wears her hair in a fret in the style known as the horned or snail headdress. From the effigy of Lady de Thorpe, Ashwelthorpe Church, Norfolk. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin





The disciples in the cenacle, prepared by order of Jesus. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





CARLOS VII EN PALACIO RECIBE LIBRO DE GILLES-S XV - LIBRO HORAS DUQUE DE BERRY-12929 FR 4985 F13 V. Location: NATIONAL LIBRAR...
CARLOS VII EN PALACIO RECIBE LIBRO DE GILLES-S XV - LIBRO HORAS DUQUE DE BERRY-12929 FR 4985 F13 V. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY, PARIS.





Chance spins the wheel of fortune in the circle of dances, miniature from The Dance of the Blind, folio 179, France 15th Cent...
Chance spins the wheel of fortune in the circle of dances, miniature from The Dance of the Blind, folio 179, France 15th Century.





BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Lectionary illuminated and manuscript containing the Gospel passages read during the Divine Liturgy. O...
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Lectionary illuminated and manuscript containing the Gospel passages read during the Divine Liturgy. Open book. Byzantine Museum. Athens.





Saint James, miniature from the Calixtinus Code, Latin manuscript folio 4 recto, 12th Century.





Charles VI (1368-1422), called the Beloved. King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. Coronation ...
Charles VI (1368-1422), called the Beloved. King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. Coronation in Reims. Chronicle of Jean Froissart. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.





Flight Into Egypt Book Of Hours Mid 15th Century Bedford Master Workshop (1430-1465 French) The Huntington Library, Art Colle...
Flight Into Egypt Book Of Hours Mid 15th Century Bedford Master Workshop (1430-1465 French) The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA





A Marriage- From 'Decrets De Gratien' 13th C. French School(- ) Vellum Bibliotheque Municipale, Laon, France





Proprio del tempo gradual from the first Sunday of Advent to the Saturday before Palm Sunday, by Anonymous Sienese painter , ...
Proprio del tempo gradual from the first Sunday of Advent to the Saturday before Palm Sunday, by Anonymous Sienese painter , Benvenuto di Giovanni Giovanni di Meo del Guasta anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Detail. Et enim illuminated page score notes text verses prayer chant incipit: beginning initial letter winged dragon decoration plant volutes rinceaux blue red green pink.





Miracle of five loaves and two fish. The feeding of the 5.000. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





Adoration of the Magi (Detail) Book of Hours (Flemish) 15th-16th Centuries, Manuscript Illumination Artist Unknown The Huntin...
Adoration of the Magi (Detail) Book of Hours (Flemish) 15th-16th Centuries, Manuscript Illumination Artist Unknown The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California





El Gobierno De La Republica, Codice Florentino, by Bernardino de Sahagun, facsimile, USA, Illinois, Chicago, Newberry Library





PHILIP I, 1478-1506 King of Spain, called Philip the Handsome, from illuminated manuscript of the Statutes of the Golden Flee...
PHILIP I, 1478-1506 King of Spain, called Philip the Handsome, from illuminated manuscript of the Statutes of the Golden Fleece, 16th century





Lindisfarne Gospels: St Matthew's opening of the Christmas Gospel. Illuminated latin manuscript written in the Island of Lind...
Lindisfarne Gospels: St Matthew's opening of the Christmas Gospel. Illuminated latin manuscript written in the Island of Lindisfarne, 710-721 AD. Facsimile published by the British Museum. Bible Society, London, UK.





Farm Works, by Bolognese illuminator, 1340, 14th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Piemonte, Turin, National University...
Farm Works, by Bolognese illuminator, 1340, 14th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Piemonte, Turin, National University Library. Detail. Illuminated page text incipit: beginning initial letter squares illustration: picture small figures farmers notices barn sheep fruit picking trees basket red blue black green gold.





Illuminated initial capital letter depicting the Pentecost, by Girolamo of Cremona, from a medieval manuscript, Italy 15th Ce...
Illuminated initial capital letter depicting the Pentecost, by Girolamo of Cremona, from a medieval manuscript, Italy 15th Century.





St. Mark Book Of Hours c. 1450-75 Simon Marmion (ca.1425-1489 French) Decor. Vellum Leaf The Huntington Library, Art Collecti...
St. Mark Book Of Hours c. 1450-75 Simon Marmion (ca.1425-1489 French) Decor. Vellum Leaf The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA





M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA-Nº280-F251V-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-GAITAS CON RONCON PARALELO AL PUNTERO. Author: ALFONSO X OF ...
M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA-Nº280-F251V-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-GAITAS CON RONCON PARALELO AL PUNTERO. Author: ALFONSO X OF CASTILE, THE WISE. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





Henry VII of Luxembourg Defeats the Revolt of the Milanese, 1311 ca. 1350 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Staatsarchiv,...
Henry VII of Luxembourg Defeats the Revolt of the Milanese, 1311 ca. 1350 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Staatsarchiv, Koblenz, Germany





Worms Mahzor. Prayer book for Jewish holidays. Germany, 1271-1272. Ink on parchment (facsimile). Jewish Museum Berlin. German...
Worms Mahzor. Prayer book for Jewish holidays. Germany, 1271-1272. Ink on parchment (facsimile). Jewish Museum Berlin. Germany.





Medical treatments of the sick at the Medical University of Montpellier, miniature from The Surgery of Master Rogerius by Rog...
Medical treatments of the sick at the Medical University of Montpellier, miniature from The Surgery of Master Rogerius by Roggerio dei Frugardi or Rogerius Salernitanus, Latin manuscript, France 14th century.





LA REINA MARIA DE ARAGON (1361-1399) ESPOSA DE MARTIN EL JOVEN CON SUS CONSEJEROS - LIBRO DE COMENTARIOS A LOS USATGES - 1448...
LA REINA MARIA DE ARAGON (1361-1399) ESPOSA DE MARTIN EL JOVEN CON SUS CONSEJEROS - LIBRO DE COMENTARIOS A LOS USATGES - 1448. Author: MARTORELL, BERNARDO. Location: MUSEE HISTORIQUE, BARCELONA, SPAIN.





BIBLIA HEBREA-S XV-G II-8-USADA EN SEFARAD(ESPAÑA)EN LA EDAD MEDIA.CAPITULO 1-PAG 2. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCIO...
BIBLIA HEBREA-S XV-G II-8-USADA EN SEFARAD(ESPAÑA)EN LA EDAD MEDIA.CAPITULO 1-PAG 2. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





COMBATE DE CRUZADOS CONTRA SARRACENOS - MINIATURA - SIGLO XIV. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON, ENGLAND.





Playing a game of pelota, illuminated page from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, Spain 13th Centur...
Playing a game of pelota, illuminated page from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, Spain 13th Century.





Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: February - Farmyard Scene with Peasants 1412-16 Limbourg Brothers (fl. 1400-1416 Neth...
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: February - Farmyard Scene with Peasants 1412-16 Limbourg Brothers (fl. 1400-1416 Netherlandish) Illuminated manuscript Musee Conde, Chantilly, France





Manuscript Page from the Bible of Borso d'Este. Illumination by Taddeo Crivelli (1425-1479). 1455-61. Biblioteca Estense, Mod...
Manuscript Page from the Bible of Borso d'Este. Illumination by Taddeo Crivelli (1425-1479). 1455-61. Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy.





Hell - From The French Translation Of 'De Civitate Dei' By St. Augustine Of Hippo (354-430) 15th C. French School Vellum Bibl...
Hell - From The French Translation Of 'De Civitate Dei' By St. Augustine Of Hippo (354-430) 15th C. French School Vellum Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris, France





Shipping Crusaders to the Holy Land. Page of the Statutes of the Order of the Holy Spirit. 15th century.





The Annunciation Book of Hours Simon Marmion (C.1425-1489 French) Manuscript The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Bot...
The Annunciation Book of Hours Simon Marmion (C.1425-1489 French) Manuscript The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California





Workers in Field Under Influence of Mercury De Sphaera Manuscript Manuscripts Biblioteca Estense, Modena





Illuminated page from the Jewish Bible, by Joseph Assarfati, Hebrew manuscript from Cervera, Spain 1299.





William of Hatfield, second son of Edward III. Died in infancy, but is depicted as a young man in the effigy in York Minster....
William of Hatfield, second son of Edward III. Died in infancy, but is depicted as a young man in the effigy in York Minster. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin





SLOANE MS 2435 F8 - BAÑO - MANUSCRITO FLAMENCO DE FINALES DEL SIGLO XIII. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY, LONDON, ENGLAND.





Capodilista Codex: Knight with Chest Protector Riding on Red Horse Illuminated manuscript Biblioteca Civica, Padua, Italy





Daniel in the lion's den, miniature from the Bible of Souvigny, Latin manuscript 1 folio 185 recto, 12th Century.





Male costume time of Henry VI, 1422-1461, Harleian MS 2278. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Con...
Male costume time of Henry VI, 1422-1461, Harleian MS 2278. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts and portraits. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of the romantic artist and mezzotint engraver John Martin (1789-1854).





CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - SIGLO X - CONCILIO DE BRAGA EN EL 561-F 209 V - EL OBISPO HIDACIO ESCRIBE SU CRONICA. Location...
CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - SIGLO X - CONCILIO DE BRAGA EN EL 561-F 209 V - EL OBISPO HIDACIO ESCRIBE SU CRONICA. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.





Proprio dei Santi gradual from St Andrew Apostle Eve to the Feast of pope Clement and Comune dei Santi gradual from an Apostl...
Proprio dei Santi gradual from St Andrew Apostle Eve to the Feast of pope Clement and Comune dei Santi gradual from an Apostle Eve to the dedication of the church, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Whole artwork. Sacerdotes illuminated page score notes text verses prayer chant incipit: beginning initial letter decoration plant volutes rinceaux blue red yellow green.





Jesus is going away from his disciples for praying in the Mount of Olives Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy...
Jesus is going away from his disciples for praying in the Mount of Olives Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.





School, miniature from the Latin Manuscript De Inventione (or De Arte Veteri), 13th Century.





Charles V portait in an illuminated letter (Archives Nationales 852), Jean, Duc de Barry and wife and heraldic shields (Archi...
Charles V portait in an illuminated letter (Archives Nationales 852), Jean, Duc de Barry and wife and heraldic shields (Archives Nationales 1105), and paintings taken from manuscripts in the Bibliotheque Nationale Latin, 8504.. . Ernest Guillot "Ornementation des Manuscrits au Moyen-Age" (Ornamentation from Manuscripts of the Middle Ages, 14th century), 1897, chromolithograph.





Gutenberg Bible Decorative Page C.1455 Manuscripts The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino...
Gutenberg Bible Decorative Page C.1455 Manuscripts The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA





Blessed San Pedro of Cardena. 12th century. Illuminated codex of the comments made by Blessed of __Liebana in the 8th century...
Blessed San Pedro of Cardena. 12th century. Illuminated codex of the comments made by Blessed of __Liebana in the 8th century to the Apocalypse of St. John. Miniature depicting St. John the Evangelist as an eagle with two angels holding the Gospel in their hands. Girona Art Museum. Spain.





Allegory of the wheel of fortune. Illuminated manuscript, detail. Mejanes Library, Aix-en-Provence, France.





Illuminated page with animal musicians, from the Jewish Bible, by Joseph Assarfati, manuscript from Cervera, 1299, Spain.





Vasco da Lucerna presenting his history of Alexander to Charles the Bold, miniature by Liedet Loyset (1470), manuscript, Fran...
Vasco da Lucerna presenting his history of Alexander to Charles the Bold, miniature by Liedet Loyset (1470), manuscript, France 15th Century.





Berengaria, Queen of Richard I (d. 1230). She holds a prayer book and wears an alms purse (aumoniere) on her girdle. From the...
Berengaria, Queen of Richard I (d. 1230). She holds a prayer book and wears an alms purse (aumoniere) on her girdle. From the remains of her tomb in the Abbey of l'Epau (l'Espan) near Le Mans. Handcolored engraving from "Civil Costume of England from the Conquest to the Present Period" drawn by Charles Martin and etched by Leopold Martin, London, Henry Bohn, 1842. The costumes were drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts. Charles and Leopold Martin were the sons of th





Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, il...
Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Whole artwork. Letatus- illuminated page verses psalms prayer incipit: beginning initial letter plant volutes rinceaux blue yellow green red black white.

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