Charles the Bold at the Chapter Assembly of the Order of the Golden Fleece 1473 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

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

Beehive and Ants from Historia Naturalis by Pliny the Elder ca. 1460 Illuminated manuscript Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

Old Testament Scene from Maciejowski Bible ca.1250 Artist unknown Illuminated manuscript Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, USA

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

Page From Codex Techialoyan Un Pagina Tomada del Codice Techialogany C. 1830 Edward Kingsborough (Mexican) Lithograph, Watercolor Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Resurrection, The Book of Hours (Spanish) C. 1500-1550 Simon Bening (C. 1483-1561/Netherlandish) The Huntington-San Marino, California

Merchants entering walled town, mason and carpenter at work, shopkeeper serving customer and men driving swine, Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant. Scene from his Book of Marvels ... early 15th century manuscript illustrated by Masters Boucicaut and Bedford, Bibliotheque National

Genghis Khan Enthroned Persian Book: Rashid al Din, "Djamil el Tawarik" 14th Century Manuscript Illumination Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

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

Marco & Nicolo Polo are Welcomed by Kublai Khan ca. 1412 Boucicaut Master (15th C.) Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

The dog-headed inhabitants of the island of Seilon (Ceylon)trading with , spices (Kynokephalen), From Livre des Merveilles du Monde, (The Travels of Marco Polo), Studio of the Boucicaut Master, c.1412, Illuminated manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

King David Playing a Lyre Surrounded by Musicians 12th Century Artist Unknown Manuscript Illumination Municipal Library, Mantua

Genghis Khan, the First Khan of the Tatars (Detail) 1375 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

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

Shells and Shellfish, 16th century, From the Calligraphic Manuscript Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-ca.1601/Flemish)

"The Breviary of Love" (Provencal Codex). The 12 Signs of the Zodiac and the Sun (Fol.38 R) Master Ermengol of Beziers 1300's French Bibliotheque Real, Escurial

Boccaccio Dedicates His "Opus de Claris Mulieribus" to Countess Andree d'Hauteville 15th C. Boucicaut Master (15th C. ) Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

Thomas a Becket (1118-70), Archbishop of Canterbury, disputes with Henry II of England, overheard by 4 knights who murder Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Manuscript c.1180, earliest representation. British Library

Froissart Chronicles (c.1333-c.1404). Richard II (1367-1400) King of England from 1377, surrendering the crown to Lord Derby, 29 December 1399. Richard died, probably murdered, in Pontefract Castle early in 1400. Manuscript, British. Museum, London

Maids & Winged Hearts (from Emblemes et Devises d'Amour) ca. 1500 Master of Lyons (fl. 1500) Manuscript British Museum, London, England

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

Clovis: The Legend of the Fleur de Lys ca. 1423 Workshop of the Bedford Master (15th C. French) Illuminated manuscript British Museum, London, England

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

Les Tres Riche Heures du Duc de Berry: August - Hawking 1413-16 Limbourg Brothers(fl.1400-1416 Netherlandish) Facsimile Manuscript Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

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

Pluto and Persephone (Proserpine) enthroned. God and goddess of the underworld, with the 3-headed dog, Cerberus at their feet. 'Les Echecs amoureux' late 15th century manuscript produced for Louise de Savoy. B.N., Paris

Adam and Eve with the Serpent from "Speculum Humanae Salvationis" 1455 Ludolf of Saxony (15th C./Dutch) Newberryt Library, Chicago

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

Dehail oul Khairat (Collection of Prayers & Litanies): The Mosque of the Mecca Islamic Art Illuminated manuscript National Museum of African and Oceanic Arts, Paris

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

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

Oswald von Wolkenstein--Knight, Poet, & Musician of Germany 1432 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript University Library, Innsbruck, Austria

Joan of Arc Leads the Storm on Paris in 1429 ca. 1484 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

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