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Biblical Manuscripts and Illumination

A collection of illuminated manuscript pages depicting key biblical events such as Christ's Agony in the Garden, the Raising of Lazarus, and other miracles, featuring vibrant colors and intricate desi

Raising of Lazarus / Book illumination

France: 'Saladinus cum exercitu suo' (Saladin with his army),L'Estoire d'Eracles (French translation of Guillaume de Tyr, Historia Rerum in Partibus Transmarinis Gestarum), mid-13th century

Saint Castrense performing an exorcism, 13th-century mosaic, Monreale cathedral, Monreale (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2015), Sicily, Italy.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 218 R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

John sees the New Jerusalem, 1325 - 1350

Jewish knights captained by David versus the Philistines, miniature from the Bible, manuscript, Codex Pluteus.

Text with placemarkers and rubric. Miniature of angel and soldier.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, from a Book of Hours ca. 1500-1525 South Netherlandish. Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation, from a Book of Hours 466685

Manuscript Illumination with Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist ca. 1515 Master of James IV of Scotland (probably Gerard Horenbout) This sophisticated image from a book of devotional prayers depicts John the Baptist seated in a landscape with his attribute, the lamb, and pointing to an open book. Scenes from the saints life surround the central image, beginning counterclockwise at upper left: the Baptism of Jesus, John the Baptist preaching, his imprisonment, the executioner placing his head on a platter, Herods feast, and the burning of Johns bones. The painter of this miniature created manuscripts for European royalty, including James IV, king of Scotland, and Queen Isabella of Spain. He may be identified as Gerard Horenbout, who became a master in the painters guild of Ghent in 1487.. Manuscript Illumination with Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist 468255

ANTIFONARIO DE LEON - MANUSCRITO MOZARABE - SIGLO XI - RESURRECCION. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN.

Christ in the Hof van Getsemane, Lucas van Leyden, 1521 print Christ prays in the Hof of Getsemane in the fear of death. An angel presents him a chalice. Peter, James and John are sleeping in the foreground. This print is part of a handwritten prayer book. paper. parchment (animal material) engraving agony of Christ: to comfort him one or more angels appear to Christ with chalice and/or cross. agony of Christ; three (or eleven) apostles sleeping

Depicts Saint Rochus as both pilgrim and bishop by an anonymous artist, created as a colored woodcut at the end of the 15th century, showing figures, attire, and symbolic elements.

Album # 2; Stained glass project: Christ, Sacre-Coeur Gsell-Laurent workshop. Album # 2; Stained glass project: Christ, Sacred Heart. Pencil, watercolor on layer.

Joseph goes to Bethlehem for the census. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

Scenes from the life of Christ, and doctors with patients, c1300. Artist: Unknown

Fifth vision: the two-horned beast instructs people to worship the beast from the sea; those who refuse are slain.. 1425 - 1450. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

The Crucifixion; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

Saint Ossanus. Date/Period: Ca. 1469. Folio. Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 108 mm (4.25 in); Width: 79 mm (3.11 in). Author: Guglielmo Giraldi.

The Flight into Egypt from the Book of Hours Manuscript Illumination Artist Unknown The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

The birth, miniature from Jean de Gerson's Devotions (Miroir d'Humilite'), manuscript, 1462, France.

Eliza raises son... / Illumination

Isaiah (Hebrew: , Greek: saa, Esaïas) was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah. Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed (although not the earliest) of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Many of the New Testament teachings of Jesus refer to the book of Isaiah.

A colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist showing Elias presenting a robe to a kneeling figure, highlighting figures and ceremonial context.

Crucifixion. Date/Period: Second quarter of 14th century. Painting. Tempera and gold on parchment. Height: 170 mm (6.69 in); Width: 225 mm (8.85 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Marco Polo (1254-1324) Venetian traveller and merchant. 'Book of Marvels ...' early 15th century manuscript illustrated by Masters Boucicaut and Bedford. Kublai Khan (1214-1294) presents his emissaries, the Polos, with the golden tablet which is their passport.

Miniature depicting the spinning and weaving of raw flax. The fibres are pulled into sections, carded and placed on the end of a distaff placed under the left arm. The threads are woven on a hand loom. Dated 15th Century

Moses and Burning Bush/Illumination 1490

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Selling wheat starch. Folio 43r.

Curing of a hemiplegic, 15th century. Artist: Unknown

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Jesus, resurrected, returns to lead the righteous's souls to the Paradise. In Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World, 1476, written by Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444-1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

Miracle of the Adulterous Woman's Repentance. Date/Period: Ca. 1460. Detached leaf. Tempera colors and gold paint on parchment. Height: 132 mm (5.19 in); Width: 178 mm (7 in). Author: Lieven van Lathem.

LIBRO DE HORAS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SAINT ELIZABETH.

The First Sign before the Day of Judgment. Unknown

Isaiahs / King of Moab / Illumination

All Saints in an Initial E or O. Artist: Osservanza Master (Italian, Siena, active second quarter 15th century). Culture: Italian, Siena. Dimensions: 6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (17 x 14cm). Date: ca. 1430-40.This cutting may have been part of a lost set of choirbooks decorated by the Osservanza Master for the Church of Sant'Agostino in Siena. The initial E, excised from an antiphonary, introduces one of the responses for the Feast of All Saints (November 1): "Exultent justi in conspectu Dei" (Let the just exult before God). Inside the initial, painted to resemble an architectural interior, is the Virgin in prayer, surrounded by Saints. Standing next to her in the foreground are Saint Augustine on the left, and Saint Paul on the right. Partly visible behind them are the heads and gold haloes of numerous other saints.The close stylistic affinities between works attributed to the enigmatic Osservanza Master and another Sienese master, Sano di Pietro, may indicate that they represent a single a

The Three Marys at the Tomb in a Historiated Initial E from a Choirbook 1470-1480 Italy. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothica textualis inscriptions in black and ruled in blue, verso, on parchment .

The Simplicity of Saint Hedwig; Saint Hedwig Worshipping Images of Saints and of the Virgin and Child; Unknown maker; Silesia, Poland; 1353; Tempera colors, colored washes, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 34.1 x 24.8 cm (13 7,16 x 9 3,4 in.)

The Annunciation. Unknown

Joseph of Arimethea at Christ's Crucifixion, receiving the Saviour's blood in the Hold Grail. From 'L'Histoire du Graal'. 15th century Manuscript.

Saint Vincent Liberating a Man from Prison. Unknown

Esther's feast / Illumination C14

Doctor curing a patient, miniature from The Surgery of Master Rogerius by Roggerio dei Frugardi or Rogerius Salernitanus, Latin manuscript, France 14th century.

Maria as a heavenly king in the crescent china; Stupid passion. Maria as a hemel king in the crescent moon. She is surrounded by four angels. Print is part of a book.

St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds Giotto Di Bondone C. 1266-1337 Florentine Church of S. Frances Assisi Itali

Mary holding baby Jesus Date: 1ST CENTURY

Manuscript Illumination with Saint Dominic Saving the Church of Saint John Lateran in an Initial A, from a Gradual. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 3 11/16 in. (10.9 x 9.3 cm)Mat: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm). Date: mid-15th century.Dominicans believe that Pope Innocent III allowed their order to be established after he dreamed that Saint Dominic saved the church of Saint John Lateran-the pope's own parish church in Rome-from collapse by throwing his own weight against its walls. Here, the artist showed cracks in the walls, emphasizing the church's shaky foundations and the heroic efforts of the saint. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Beatus of S.Pedro de Cardena/ Illumin.

Diptych: the Descent from the Cross and the Death of the Virgin. France. Dated 15th Century

CODICE TRUJILLO DEL PERU - TOMO II E 54 - PADRON DE LOS SABADOS DE LAS INDIAS VIUDAS - ACUARELA - SIGLO XVIII. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Raising of Lazarus. Unknown

The multiplying of the loaves and fishes, a miniature from a medieval antiphonary, Latin manuscript, 16th Century.

Louis IX, King of France (reigned 1226-1270), also known as Saint Louis, crusader in the Holy Land. Depicted here bringing to Paris the relics of Jesus' passion. Date: 1215-1270

Creation of Eva, 1579 print Illustration of the first article of faith (I believe in God, the almighty Father, Creator of Heaven and Earth) of the Apostolic Creed. God the Father creates Eva from Adams Rib. On the right in the background, God the Father bends over Adam and blows him into life. On the left the creation of the world and of the animals. Above the show a reference to the Bible text in ex. 20:11. Under the show two Bible texts and the first article of faith from the apostolic belief in Latin. This print is part of an album. parchment (animal material). paper engraving I believe in God the Father Almighty, the Creator of Heaven and Earth ~ Article of Faith. Eve emerges from Adam's body. Creation of man; The Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:26 - 2). The six days of creation (Genesis 1: 3-25). God the Creator

Saint Cuthbert (c. 634 - 20 March 687) was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria. After his death he became one of the most important medieval saints of England, with a cult centred at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of northern England. His feast day is 20 March. He grew up near the new offshoot from Lindisfarne at Melrose Abbey, which is today in Scotland but was then in Northumbria. He had decided to become a monk after seeing a vision on the night in 651 that St Aidan, the founder of Lindisfarne, died, but seems to have seen some military service first. He was quickly made guest-master at the new monastery at Ripon, soon after 655, but had to return with Eata to Melrose when Wilfrid was given the monastery instead. About 662 he was made prior at Melrose, and around 665 went as prior to Lindisfarne. In 684 he was made bishop of Lindisfarne but by late 686 resigned an

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist from around 1465-1475 depicting a saint with the Savior, showing figures, gestures, and composition.

Leaf from an Apocalypse manuscript with miniatures. Unknown

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Jesus, resurrected, returns to lead the righteous's souls to the Paradise. In Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World, 1476, written by Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444-1476). Royal Library, Turin, Italy.

CRONICAS DE LAS CRUZADAS - BARONES FRANCESES ASEDIAN UNA CIUDAD - MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV - Conj 77231. Author: DREUX JEAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. WIEN. AUSTRIA.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 132 R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Birth of the Virgin. Unknown

BIBLIA S LUIS DE FRANCIA-TOM I SEPARACION DE LAS AGUAS -ILUMINAC Y COPIA 1226/34. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. Toledo. SPAIN. DIOS PADRE. PADRE ETERNO.

Egerton 1139 f. 1v. Miniature of the Visitation. Easten Mediterranean (Jerusalem). Museum: BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDRES, UK.

Student in a monastery, miniature from Manesse Code, manuscript, 1304, Germany.

Miniature of Christ, rubric, small initial, note of owner A.A. Smets in upper right corner.. 1480. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Jesus Christ

Mis van Gregorius, Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, 1497 - 1552 print Gregorius is sitting on his knees in front of the altar. Christ appears on the altar who shows him his bleeding wounds. In addition to Christ, the passion tools appear. In the background clergymen. A cardinal wears the papal tiara of Gregorius. This print is part of a handwritten prayer book. paper. parchment (animal material) etching / engraving the mass of St. Gregory the Great: Christ appears above the altar with the instruments of the Passion; maybe blood spouts from Christ's side. Man of Sorrows, 'Imago Pietatis', 'Erbärmdebild', 'Schmerzensmann'; the upright Christ showing his wounds, usually bearing the crown of thorns, and accompanied by the instruments of the Passion, standing or sitting in his tomb

Christ in the House of the Pharisee; Norfolk perhaps (written), East Anglia, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

NATIVIDAD - MINIATURA FRANCESA DEL SIGLO XIII. Author: PETRUS PICTAVIENSIS (1130-1215) POITIERS PETER. INFANT JESUS. VIRGIN MARY. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA.

Circumcision of Christ, c. 1530 Christ is circumcised by a priest in the temple. Print is part of a book. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Amsterdam paper Christ is circumcised by a priest in the temple. Print is part of a book. print maker: Low Countriespublisher: Amsterdam paper

Christ says goodbye to his mother; The little passion; Stupid passion. Christ says goodbye to his mother Mary, who kneels before him. She is followed by two other women. On the left the disciples. Print is part of a book.

Christ and a Monk and Two Shepherds. Unknown

Colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist showing two prophets, highlighting figures, gestures, and compositional structure

Carthusian monks netting and hooking fish in monastery fishponds, Chartreuse, founded by St Bruno of Cologne (11th century). Detail from Les Belles Heures du duc Jean de Berry. 15th century manuscript

All Saints. Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541)

France - Rhone-Alpes - Villard de Lans. Chapel of St. Sebastian. Life of St. Sebastian. Saint asking St. Lucina to intervene against plague. Fresco, 15th century

Renovación de la promesa de protección entre Pedro I de Aragón y el Papa Urbano II, 'Liber feudorum maior', cartulario escrito por Ramón de Caldes, siglo XII. Museum: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON, Barcelona, SPAIN.

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist around 1460 depicting Christ removing the soul's clothing, showing figure, gesture, and 15th-century religious iconography.

Full-page miniature showing marriage.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus. Elmo or Ermo (born c. 240 in Antioch. died 303 in Formia). was a bishop and martyr who died by torture. including disemboweling. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Historical. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original

Germany: Manuscript painting of Henry V (1081/1086-1125), 19th Holy Roman emperor, being given an orb by Ruthard, Archbishop of Mainz, c. 1128. Henry V (1081/1086-1125) was the son of Emperor Henry IV, and in 1099 was crowned as King of Germany and his true successor in place of his older brother Conrad, who had rebelled against their father.

The Tacuinum (sometimes Taccuinum) Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on health and wellbeing, based on the Taqwim al-sihha ('Maintenance of Health'), an eleventh-century Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan of Baghdad. Ibn Butln was a Christian physician born in Baghdad and who died in 1068. He sets forth the six elements necessary to maintain daily health: food and drink, air and the environment, activity and rest, sleep and wakefulness, secretions and excretions of humours, changes or states of mind (happiness, anger, shame, etc). According to Ibn Butln, illnesses are the result of changes in the balance of some of these elements, therefore he recommended a life in harmony with nature in order to maintain or recover one’s health. Ibn Butln also teaches us to enjoy each season of the year, the consequences of each type of climate, wind and snow. He points out the importance of spiritual wellbeing and mentions, for example, the benefits of listening to music, dancing or ha

EVANGELIARIO SEGUN MATEO-EL DEMONIO TIENTA A JESUS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

CODICE ALBENDENSE O VIGILIANO - MOZARABE - SIGLO X - EL REY SISENANDO HABLANCO CON TRES OBISPOS. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Balaam and the donkey / Illumination

The Hunterian Psalter (or York Psalter) is an illuminated manuscript of the 12th century. It was produced in England some time around 1170, and is considered a striking example of Romanesque book art. The work is part of the collection of the Glasgow University Library, which acquired the book in 1807. It derives its colloquial name, the 'Hunterian Psalter', from having been part of the collection of 18th century Scottish anatomist and book collector William Hunter, who willed his collection to the University. It has also at times been known as the 'York Psalter', owing to its supposed northern English origin in the city of York.

Stennaia zhivopis' v pravoslavnoi tserkvi v Baden-Badene, ispolnennaia v 1882-1883 g. Pravaia storona srednei chasti rospisi altarnoi absidy Wall painting, Orthodox church, Baden-Baden.. Gagarin, Grigorii Grigorevich, kniaz (1810-1893). Prints, Illustrations. 1897 - 1903. General Research Division. Architecture , Russia, Architecture, Byzantine, Architecture , Georgia (Republic), Decoration and ornament, Byzantine, Decoration and ornament, Russian

Gospel Book. Unknown

Libro de Horas de Luis de Orleans: Padre Eterno bendiciendo R89. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE RUSIA SAN PETERS RUSIA.

Votive pictures, votive tablets on the walls of the chapel of grace inside the church, pilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Sammarei, district of Passau, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Episodes from the Life and Passion of Christ. Dated 16th Century

'Chants Royaux sur la conception' (15th c.). Printing. Miniature Painting.

EL BUEN PASTOR - ILUSTRACION DEL EVANGELIO DE SAN JUAN - MANUSCRITO SIGLO XVI. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

A 1420-1430 colored pen drawing showing the sacrifice of a calf, highlighting a ritual or biblical scene with human and animal figures.

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