Historical Religious Manuscripts

Illuminated manuscripts featuring biblical scenes and historical events, rich in color and intricate designs, reflecting religious art.

The Ascension; Unknown; Mainz, Germany, Europe; about 1025 - 1050; Tempera colors and gold on parchment

BIBLIA MISAL. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. CRISTO CRUCIFICADO.

altarpiece of Saint Bernat, master of the mallorca conquest, 13th century,. tempera on panel, oratory of the Temple, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Saint Bonaventure Arriving and Preaching in Lyon. Dated: 1480-1490. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in vermilion, orange-rose, light and dark gray-blue, and lavender. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French 15th Century.

The Great Mosque Of Mecca 18th c. Islamic Art(- ) Gouache On Paper

Book of Kells: Initial of the Evangelium of Mark 8th Century Manuscripts Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

GSELL-Laurent workshop. Album n ° 3; Stained glass project for Saint-James: the 4 evangelists. Pencil, ink of China and watercolor. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Album n ° 3, apotre, Catholic, Christian, Pencil, Saint-James Church, China, Evangelist, Project, Vitrail, Watercolor, Watercolor, Watercolor

The Apocalypse - the seven angels blow their trumpets, fire falls from the sky - from a French manuscript Date: early 14th century

German 15th Century, Christ's Entry into Jerusalem, probably 1450, woodcut in light brown, hand-colored in red lake, green, black, tan, orange, and yellow

Henry VII, Defender of the Faith and his court. 16th cent. illuminated manuscript. ENGLAND.

The Book of Kells (Irish: Leabhar Cheanannais) (Dublin, Trinity College Library, MS A. I. (58), sometimes known as the Book of Columba) is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. It was created by Celtic monks ca. 800 or slightly earlier. The text of the Gospels is largely drawn from the Vulgate, although it also includes several passages drawn from the earlier versions of the Bible known as the Vetus Latina. It is a masterwork of Western calligraphy and represents the pinnacle of Insular illumination. It is also widely regarded as Ireland's finest national treasure. The illustrations and ornamentation of the Book of Kells surpass that of other Insular Gospel books in extravagance and complexity. The decoration combines traditional Christian iconography with the ornate swirling motifs typical of Insular art. Figures of humans, animals and mythical beasts, together with Celtic knot

Liber Horarum (14th c.). Sheet 2v. Ascension of Christ and Arrival of the Holy Spirit. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Barcelona University Library.

Europe, Czech Republic. Three pilgrims to the Holy Land or Palestine in a ship at Tyre or Joppa. Paying a toll at a castle. 15C

Canopy project representing the crucifixion Jean Gaspard Jules or Johann Caspar Julius Gsell (1814-1904). Canopy project representing the crucifixion. Pencil.

Hebrew Bible, Menorah, Temple implements, 13th cent. SPAIN.

Grave figures of female and male from halfway through the 15th century, found at a church in Frankfurt am Main. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonist

MUSEO - TAPIZ DE NUESTRA SEÑORA - ATAQUE DE LOBOS - SIGLO XV. Location: COLEGIATA. RONCESVALLES. NAVARRA. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE RONCESVALLES.

Tile in the Armenian Cathedral of St. James, Jerusalem 1934, Israel

The Vatopedi monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Vatopedi , Grèce). Christianity, monastery, painting, decorative arts, object of worship, saint, Religion , Art, Turkey, Mont Athos, Vatopedi, crucifixion icon

De Footwassing, Pieter van Edingen, c. 1511 - c. 1520 Wall carpet with the 'foot wash of Peter', from a series with the passion, second Tafreel. Above Gethsemane, the Judaskus, and Christ for the high priest. Brussels Ketting: Wool. Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk. Elements: Metal Thread tapestry Wall carpet with the 'foot wash of Peter', from a series with the passion, second Tafreel. Above Gethsemane, the Judaskus, and Christ for the high priest. Brussels Ketting: Wool. Entry: Wool. Entry: Silk. Elements: Metal Thread tapestry

Rajasthani miniature painting from Rajasthan, India. Probably late 19th century or early 20th century. This could represent the footprints of Hindu Goddess Lakshmi, or of the Buddha.

"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami second half 16th century Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami. "Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami 451425

The Burg Weiler Altar Triptych (Altarpiece with the Virgin and Child and Saints). Artist: Master of the Burg Weiler Altarpiece (German, Middle Rhineland, ca. 1470). Culture: German. Dimensions: central panel: 68 1/2 x 60 in. (174 x 152.4 cm); each wing; 68 1/2 x 26 in. (174 x 66 cm). Date: ca. 1470.This imposing and well-preserved altarpiece achieves monumentality through the modeling and scale of the major figures. The grouping of these figures in a frieze-like arrangement and the repeating patterns of the floor and background provide visual unity. The saints on either side of the Virgin are identified both by the inscriptions below and by their attributes. From left to right are SS. Jodokus, Wendel, Apollonia, Barbara, Catherine, Lawrence, Sebastian, and Maurice. A pair of angels hovers above while gently lowering an elaborate crown onto the Virgin's head. The outer panels represent St. Theodulus and martyrs of the Theban Legion, revealed when the altarpiece is closed. Museum: Metro

literature books Book of Kells Saint John the Evangelist illumination Ireland circa 800 Saint Trinity College Dublin,

Prayer cards. Sheet with 8 performances. Left Four the same representations of the Saint Thecla of Iconium, surrounded by nine medals with performances, a lion, a snake and a bear. Under the show a caption in German. Right four the same representations of an announcement. Under the show a caption in German. Numbered bottom left: N. 111.

The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortunae) from Carmina Burana by Anonymous / Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich/ ca 1230/ Germany/ Watercolour on parchment/ Gothic/ Music, Dance,History

Christ Teaching. Date/Period: Ca. 1000. Detached leaf. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 308 mm (12.12 in); Width: 200 mm (7.87 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Adoración de los Magos. Horas de la Virgen Sexta. The Black Hours-Ms M.493- fols. 58V-59r.

England, Cambridgeshire, Ely, Ely Cathedral, Nave Ceiling depicting Ancestry of Jesus Christ

Byzantine Art. Spain. 14th century. Reliquary of the Holy Despots. Dated in 1370. Encaustic and embossed silver. School of Mount Athos. Diocesan Museum of Cuenca. Castilla-La Mancha.

Prayer cards. Leaf with 16 prayers with representations of saints and new testament scenes, including St. Antonius de Padua, St. Maarten and St. Paulus. Under each image a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered at the bottom right: No. 8.

Square, Medium: silk and linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in satin and stem stitches on plain weave Label: linen embroidered with linen and silk in satin and stem stitches, Fragment from an altar frontal in coarse cream-colored linen embroidered in silk in red, light green, light blue, and white. In the center field, the Crucifixion: Christ on the cross with bowed head, with blood dripping from the hands and three red cuts across the body. A figure appears on each side, possibly St. John the Baptist on the right and Mary with a sword at her breast on the left; both figures wear long straight robes with simple geometric patterns. Christ's face appears to be re-worked, and that of St. John is very worn. With a deep border of curving vines with three-lobed leaves. At corners are winged beasts with tails (wyverns)., Lower Saxony, Germany, 14th century, embroidery & stitching, Square

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº95-F139R-VIRGEN LIBERA A UN ERMITAÑO PRISIONERO DE MOROS-MINIATURA S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. CONDE ABRAN. ABRAN CONDE. ARRENDARFE.

Sampler, Rebecca Buse, Medium: silk embroidery, wool warp, linen weft Technique: embroidered in satin and stem stitches on plain weave, In the top half, a verse is surrounded by a flowering vine, with a crown at the top with the initials of King George III. In the lower half, a shepherd piping in the lower left corner and a cottage in the lower right, with a large basket of flowers in the center and the inscription below., The verse reads:, Come Children tis Jesus that calls, The voice of your Saviour obey, When Jesus invites you to come, No Disciple shall turn you away, The Children he folds in his arms, Must surely be blessed indeed, For Jesus alone can bestow, The spiritual blessings they need, Let Parents with thankfulness own, The encouragement Jesus has given, Delighted to hear him declare, Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, England, 1814, embroidery & stitching, Sampler

Genesis of Adam

Missal of Clement VII- Martyrdom of Saint Catherine. Illuminated miniature on vellum, 193 x 133mm, Vincenzo Raimondi, Rome, ca. 1523.

Italian 12th Century, Saint Luke, fourth quarter 12th century Saint Luke

Martyrs and Saints Worshipping the Lamb of God; Master of James IV of Scotland, Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; about 1510 - 1520; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.), Justification: 10.9 x 7.4 cm (4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Catholic woman reading an illustrated missal. The Coronation of the Virgin in Heaven.

Tora shrine in the synagogue in Vienna th, Müllnergasse , Max Fleischer -, artist

The baptism of Christ. Culture: Italian. Dimensions: 11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm). Date: 14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

religion hinduism tantrism meditation picture Jambudvipa Yantra watercolour on cotton Gujarat circa 1700 private collection,

Fragment of a tunica with two clavi. Natural linen fragment of a tunica with two sewn clavi. The Clavi are divided into courses. On the left clavus we see a saint with a nimbus with a robe in light blue, dark blue, light green, dark green, yellow, orange and red. Above a dark green ground a naked dancing woman with the arms in the air and a cloth in the hands, surrounded by fish in red, orange, pink, light blue and yellow. Above a fragment of a figure in a robe in blue, yellow, purple and orange on red ground. The right clavus shows a saint with Nimbus in a long robe in light blue, dark blue, light green, dark green, yellow and purple. In addition, a dancing naked woman with a cloth in the hands in yellow, orange and blue. The box above is equal to that of the left clavus, but fragmentarischer. Only fragments from the third box at the top of the top. Both clavi have red edges with a fine fish motif. The base fabric has thicker-woven reinforcements on regular distances that form stripes

Holy Thomas with the zodiac sign cancer

Funeral of ANNE Queen of Brittany 1477-1514 French 1500

Illuminated Gradual for Eastertide, 16th century, cathedral museum, Mdina, Republic of Malta, Europe.

The Hilandar monastery, Greece , 1918 - Greece - Fernand Cuville - (September) (French - Le monastère de Hilandar , Grèce). Christianity, calligraphy, monastery, sacred book, drawing, Religion , Art, Turkey, Hilendar, Serbian Evangeliaire

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº121-F172R-VIRGEN PROTEGE A CABALLERO QUE LE HACE GUIRNALDA DE ROSAS-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Scenes from the Lives of Christ and Saint John theBaptist. Artist, attributed to: Master of Vicchio di Rimaggio, Italian, active ca. 1290 Artist, school of: Rimini

The Empress and Porphyrius Visit St. Catherine in Prison ca. 1430 South Netherlandish. The Empress and Porphyrius Visit St. Catherine in Prison 468238

Epitaphios (Plashchanitsa) third quarter 17th century Russian, Moscow or environs The central scene of the Lamentation of Christ is bordered by a series of saints in roundels, with a particular focus on saints of the Moscow region, including four Metropolitans of Moscow and the important monastic leaders Sergius and Cyril. Also notable is the depiction in the left border of the sainted Tsarevich Dmitri Ivanovich, whose cult flourished following the transfer of his remains to Moscow in 1606.. Epitaphios (Plashchanitsa) 211510

Drawing for a stained glass vestibule window depicting the Tree of Life for Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Chapel in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Dated 1948

Beatus of Ferdinand I and doÐa Sancha. 1047. Ms. Vit. 14-2. Folio 253v. Representation of the heavenly Jerusalem with 12 gates and 12 apostles with precious stones as the Etymologies of San Isidro (Revelation XXI, 1-27). Folio 254. Christ on his throne and the river and the tree of life (Revelation. Visigothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library. Proc: SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LeÑn. Royal Collegiate Church of San Isidoro.

Scenes from the life of Christ, Anonymous, c. 1435

Colored woodcut by Georg Lemberger depicting the fire victim altar, device for the fire victim, and the brazen hand barrier from 2nd Moses 27, 1-8, created in 1524. The print shows ritual and biblical details.

Lion. Symbol of Mark the Evangelist (From the Morozov Gospel from the Kremlin Cathedral of the Dormition), Rublev, Andrei, (School)

Saint William of Norwich. Engraving.

Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru 14th century China The elaborate tapestry-woven mandala, or cosmic diagram, illustrates Indo-Himalayan imagery introduced to China along with the advent of Esoteric Buddhism. At the center is the mythological Mount Meru, represented by an inverted pyramid topped by a lotus, a Buddhist symbol of purity. Traditional Chinese images for the sun (three-legged bird) and moon (rabbit) appear at the mountains base. The landscape vignettes at the cardinal directions represent the four continents of Indian mythology but follow the artistic conventions of Chinese-style “blue-and-green” landscapes. The dense floral border, with the four vases in the four corners, parallels the imagery of central Tibet, particularly monasteries with ties to the Yuan court. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7352. Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Part 1 Play or pause #7352. Cosmological Mandala with Mount Meru, Part 2 Supported by Bloomb

Genealogical tree of the Legnica-Brzeski Piasts; Tscherning, Dawid (1610-1690), 1707 (1707-00-00-1707-00-00);Karolina (Legnica-Brzeska Princess-1652-1707), Piastowie (family), Tscherning, Dawid (1610-1690), Genealogical trees

Deposition, 16th century Spanish tapestry from the series Stories of the Life of Jesus Christ.

Hebrew Bible (1299) located in Perpignan (Kingdom of Mallorca). Folio 13. Representation of the Ark of the Covenant open showing the Tablets of the Law, two cherubim and objects of the Temple of Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple). Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Fragment of a choir book: Initial G with singing martyrs, Lorenzo Monaco, 1400 - 1500 drawing. miniature parchment (animal material). gold leaf. deck paint. ink pen / brush historiated initial. vocal music, singing. angels singing, making music

Anunciación a los pastores. Horas de la Virgen Tercia. The Black Hours Ms M.493- fols. 54v-55r.

Veil. unknown, author

Coronation of the Virgin / Limoges/ 1340

Siege of the Fortress of Faith. Artist: Unknown

Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the 1st century AD, and this long tradition makes Ethiopia unique amongst sub-Saharan African countries. Christianity in this country is divided into several groups. The largest and oldest is the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church which is an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia that was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI. The only pre-colonial Christian church of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Ethiopian Orthodox church has a membership of slightly more than 32 million people in Ethiopia, and is thus the largest of all Oriental Orthodox churches. Next in size are the various Protestant congregations, who include 13.7 million Ethiopians. The largest Protestant group is the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, with about 5 million members. Roman Catholicism has been present in Ethiopia since the 16th century, and numbers 536,827 bel

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

The funeral of Philip of Valois, King of France, at Notre Dame in Paris in August 1350. Handcoloured lithograph after an illuminated manuscript from Sir John Froissart's "Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the Adjoining Countries, from the Latter Part of the Reign of Edward II to the Coronation of Henry IV," George Routledge, London, 1868.

Antiques, The Grand Bazaar, Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, Asia

The Cross surrounded by flowers and a bird. Collage of silk and watercolour.

Decoration of a buttress at the Cathedral de Bordeaux, crucifixion scene from St. Julien le Pauvre, Paris, illuminated letter from a manuscript at the Bibliotheque de Laon.. Ernest Guillot "Ornementation des Manuscrits au Moyen-Age" (Ornamentation from Manuscripts of the Middle Ages, 14th century), 1897, chromolithograph.

The coronation of King Edward I of England, Edward Longshanks or the Hammer of the Scots, in 1274. The king is seated on a throne while bishops place a crown on his head. From an initial in an illuminated manuscript, Statua Antiqua, Harley MS 926. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.

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