Ancient Text Manuscripts

Pages from ancient manuscripts featuring Latin text, structured layout, and decorative details typical of medieval scripts.

Text Page. Unknown

1385 - 1399, England

CODEX SIGNATURE 168. BOETHIUS. OF ARITHMETICS. FOLIO 47 RO. GLOSSES IN ARABE. (EXHIBITION THE SCIENTIFIC LEGACY OF AL-ANDALUS) (LOCATION: ARCHIVE OF THE CROWN OF ARAGON).

Decorated text page, 800 AD, (20th century). Artist: Unknown

CODICILO DE ISABEL LA CATOLICA - PAGINA 2 - 1504. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Text Page; Tours, France; about 1528 - 1530; Tempera colors and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 16.5 x 10.3 cm (6 1,2 x 4 1,16 in.)

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Page of text with rubric, placemarkers, large red initial, and border design including human figures.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Calendar Page; Vienna, Austria; about 1420 - 1430; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 41.9 x 31 cm (16 1,2 x 12 3,16 in.)

Chart; Virgil Master (French, active about 1380 - 1420); Paris, France; about 1405; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 39 x 30.5 cm (15 3,8 x 12 in.)

Canon Table Page. Unknown

Welf I, Duke of Bavaria (From the Codex maior traditionum Weingartensium) by Anonymous / Landesarchiv Baden-Wurttemberg, Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart / Second half of 13th century / Germany / Watercolour and ink on paper / History /Medieval art

Historic print, manuscript, Partonopier and Meliur, poem by Konrad von Wuerzburg or Master Conrad, 1220-1230 - 1287, German poet, epic and didactic poet, minstrel, 13th Century, from the Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

A Man Treading Grapes; Zodiacal Sign of Libra. Unknown

ORDENANZAS DECRETADAS POR ENRIQUE IV EN 1463. Location: DIPUTACION BIBLIOTECA. VITORIA. ALAVA. SPAIN.

fol. 97r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

The thieving child and his mother cont... 1480. Aesop. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Miniatures (illuminations). Spencer Collection

Firma autografa del duca Federicoda Montefeltro, dalla lettera di Federico da Montefeltro al vescovo di Cagli, 17 febbraio, 1477, Fossombrone). Collezione privata

fol. 6r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

HISTORIA COMPOSTELANA. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.

Folio 105r, created in Bavaria, Germany, in 1402

BIBLIA HISPALENSE - CODEX TOLETANUS - VIT 13 - 1 F 376. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

Leaf from Otfrieds Evangelical Harmony, ninth century, around 790, 875, is the first well-known Old High German poet, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Leaf from Otfrieds Evangelical Harmony, ninth century, around 790, is the first well-known Old High German poet, Germany, historical image or illustration, published 1890, digitally improved, Europe

Page of text with initial and penwork, chapter number and book name in red and blue. 1240 - 1260. text. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

Calendar Page; Lyon, France; begun after 1234 - completed before 1262; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 24.8 x 16.7 cm (9 3,4 x 6 9,16 in.)

Indulgence for promoting the defense of Rhodes ,

Miscellanea Medica XIX

Codex E.I.12 (Greek). Rhetoric. 15-16th century. Library of San Lorenzo del Escorial Monastery. Author: ARISTOTELES (384 AC-322 AC). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

TORA DE FARO - COD 83 V - 18 PORTADA - FOL Nº 40. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION, SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL, MADRID, SPAIN.

Calendar Page. Unknown

EL CELOSO EXTREMEÑO - SIGLO XVII. Author: CUELLO PEDRO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Calendar Page; Lyon, France; begun after 1234 - completed before 1262; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 24.8 x 16.7 cm (9 3,4 x 6 9,16 in.)

Daily readings Luke. 1450 - 1475. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Calendar Page. Unknown

CODICE CALIXTINO REALIZADO EN SIGLO XII. Location: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Historical drawing from the 19th century, manuscript of Beowulf, an epic heroic poem in Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse from the 10th Century

Text Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)

Miscellanea Medica XIX

Text from the gospel of Matthew; Stupid passion. Text from the chapter 1 of the Gospel of Matthew on Recto and Verso. The publisher's address on Verso. Text sheet is part of a book.

Opening of calendar.. 1455. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº218-F218R-TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES- S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Larva of an Oak Egger Moth; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish , Hungarian, 1542 - 1600), and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575); Vienna, Austria; 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.6 x 12.4 cm (6 9,16 x 4 7,8 in.)

The leaf comes from an Antiphonale, a liturgical book that contains the melodies and texts of all the chants of the Liturgy of the Hours, the antiphons. These include the psalms, responsories and hymns, which are arranged in the book in the order of the church year. The antiphons served clergymen and monks or nuns for their service in the choir stalls of the church. Leaf from an Antiphonary: Text (verso), c. 1475. Italy. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; overall: 50.7 x 35.4 cm (19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.).

Autographed page from Secreta fidelium crucis by Marino Sanudo know as il Giovane (the Younger), manuscript, 14th Century.

COPIA DEL CODICE CALIXTINO REALIZADA EN EL SIGLO XIV - FOL 75V-76. Location: UNIVERSIDAD BIBLIOTECA. SALAMANCA. SPAIN.

Acts. 1401 - 1500. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Twee ontwerpen van schrijfvoorbeelden: textura en fraktur. Spieghel der schrijfkonste (series title). Dating: 1605. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 72 mm × w 212 mm × h 66 mm × w 211 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan van de Velde (I).

The 1906 caption reads: 'The Golden Papal Bull of Kaiser Karl IV from the year 1356. First page of the Kaiser's Bull. The original is in the National Library in Vienna Austria.'.

Page of text with 3-line initial and penwork, smaller initials, rubrics, and chart of heavens.. 1401 - 1500. Dati, Gregorio, 1362-1436. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

fol. 273r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

Leonardos Da Vinci engineering drawing from 1503 on textured background.

RAMIRO I (m. Graus, 1063). Rey de Aragón (1035-1063), hijo bastardo de Sancho III de Navarra. SANCHO I RAMIREZ, también llamado SANCHO V (1043-Huesca, 1094). Rey de Aragón (1063-1094) y de Navarra (1076-1094). Miniatura del siglo XIV con la representación de los monarcas. Archivo de la Catedral. HUESCA. Aragón. España.

Comets; Augsburg, Germany; shortly after 1464; Watercolor and ink on paper bound between original wood boards covered with original pigskin; Leaf: 30.6 x 22.1 cm (12 1,16 x 8 11,16 in.)

Chapter 50: How to eliminate pain during child birth. Chapter 51: Labour pains, a page from Erbario Carrarese, with a dedication to Saint Mark, manuscript from the Venice area, manuscript 1591 folio 60 verso, Italy second half of 15th Century.

Folio 2r, Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

Incipit Page. Unknown

Specimins of Irish writings between 1300 and 1588, Black and White Illustration;

Text Page. Unknown

Opening of main text. Small miniature, initials, rubric, placemarkers.. 1510. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.. 900 - 999. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Lectionaries

Calendar Page. Unknown

Wessobrunn prayer, written about 790, original, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munich library

Calendar Page; Vienna, Austria; about 1420 - 1430; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 41.9 x 31 cm (16 1,2 x 12 3,16 in.)

Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.. 900 - 999. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Lectionaries

Calendar Page; Vienna, Austria; about 1420 - 1430; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 41.9 x 31 cm (16 1,2 x 12 3,16 in.)

Surgical instruments, miniature form Treatise on Surgery by Albucasis or Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, Latin manuscript, 14th Century.

Calendar Page; Lyon, France; begun after 1234 - completed before 1262; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 24.8 x 16.7 cm (9 3,4 x 6 9,16 in.)

Historic print, manuscript, Laurin Book of Heroes, 14th century, from the Illustrated Atlas of the History of German National Literature by Gustav Koennecke, 1887

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