Illuminated Manuscript Pages

Ornately decorated manuscript pages, rich in color and detail, showcasing religious and cultural themes through historical art techniques.

Initial D with Adoration.../Illumination

Working in a Vineyard; Zodiacal Sign of Pisces; Workshop of the Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541); Bruges, Belgium; 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.)

LIBRO DE HORAS DE LEONOR DE LA VEGA- EPIFANIA-PG 88 VUELTA- MANUSCRITO FLAMENCO- 1465-1470. Author: GUILLERMO VRELANT (1449-1481) ILUMINADOR DE LIBROS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis Flemish. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, ca. 1510-1530. Manuscript with opaque watercolor and ink with gold, 6 3/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (16.2 × 12.4 × 4.1 cm). European Art ca. 1510-1530

New Testament; Sicily (probably), Italy; late 12th century; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with red Italian silk brocade; Leaf: 24.6 x 16.2 cm (9 11,16 x 6 3,8 in.)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 109r, Mary Magdalene, 1510. Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493-1517). 112 Printed folios on parchment, bound;

MISAL-DET DEL PARAISO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Scene around a judge's ruling, draughtsman: Illustratore, 1340 - 1342, parchment (animal material), pen, brush, h 99 mm × w 70 mm

MTI1-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA - Nº76-F113R - LA VIRGEN DEVUELVE HIJO A MUJER A CAMBIO DEL SUYO QUE HABIA ROBADO-S XIII- 1ª VIÑETA DE LA 1ª F - FOTO AÑO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

English king Richard I Lionheart conquered the island of Cyprus in 1191. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History

Saint John on Patmos. Date/Period: 1469. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment. Height: 124 mm (4.88 in); Width: 92 mm (3.62 in). Author: Lieven van Lathem.

Jean Mielot offering his manuscript to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, 1457. The duke in chaperon and mantle in a palace with throne and coat of arms. Frontispiece in grisaille taken from Mielot's Le moindre des secretaires d'icelluy seigneur, MS Supplement Francais 540.2. Flandres, XVe siecle. Chromolithograph by Ferdinand Sere and Auguste Racinet from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.

Libro de Horas de Luis de Orleans R52. Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE RUSIA SAN PETERS RUSIA.

The Annunciation To The Shepherds, Book Of Hours (French) Workshop Of Jean Fouquet

Paris, Lemercier, Joseph-Rosé, Noël, Alexis Nicolas, Kellerhoven, Franz, Berthier, L'Annonciation tirée d'un Ms du XVe Siècle, Reproduction of an illuminated page with the annunciation, recto - printed, photomechanical print, page, reproduction, photographs, photographically illustrated books, Phot. col. A. Noël, Kellerhoven lith., height 210 mm, width 274 mm, photographer, 1859 - 1864, paper, papier, photolithography, fotolithografie, 1814 - 1872-09-23, clichémaker, Work conception, 1792-09-02 - 1871, after a design by, after a painting by, Frans, 1803-06-29 - 1887-01-01, printer, drukker

Italy, Modena, Este Museum, Battle of the Israelites and Canaanites by Francesco di Giovanni de Russi, Illuminated manuscript, 15th century

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EL REY FERNANDO III EL SANTO - FOL 66 V - MINIATURA DEL TUMBO A (1125 A 1255) - SIGLO XIII. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.

Hunters and Dogs Capturing a Bear; Brittany, France; about 1430 - 1440; Tempera colors, gold paint, silver paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 26.4 x 18.4 cm (10 3,8 x 7 1,4 in.)

A scene depicting a farmer with his dogs and a woman with a hen., 1480 ., Florence

EJECUTORIA DE HIDALGUIA DE DIEGO ARANGUIZ S XVI. Location: DIPUTACION FORAL-BIBLIOTECA. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

The Deposition; Spitz Master (French, active about 1415 - 1425); Paris, France; about 1420; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15,16 x 5 7,8 in.)

Saint John on Patmos. Georges Trubert (French, active Provence, France 1469 - 1508)

Colored woodcut by an anonymous artist depicting Henry II and Kunigunde with the Bamberg Cathedral, created at the end of the 15th century.

LIBRO DE HORAS DE LEONOR DE LA VEGA- HUIDA A EGIPTO-VIT 24-2-PG 105 V- MANUSCRITO FLAMENCO 1465-1470. Author: GUILLERMO VRELANT (1449-1481) ILUMINADOR DE LIBROS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Illuminated Letter E Unknown. Illuminated Letter E, early 14th century (possibly). Painting on parchment in red, blue, green, brown, light blue, light green, and pink, India ink, and gold leaf, sheet: 6 15/16 x 6 in. (17.6 x 15.2 cm). European Art early 14th century (possibly)

Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI grants a pardon to Richard I of England - Richard the Lionhearted - 1196

Folio 82v, 1390

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, ca. 1470-80. Manuscript with opaque watercolor and ink with gold, 6 3/4 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (17.1 × 12.7 × 3.8 cm). European Art ca. 1470-80

Lazarus's Soul Carried to Abraham; Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541); Bruges, Belgium; 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.)

Fragment of Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis ,

Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets Helen and Paris outside the Gates of Troy, c. 1470. Northeastern France, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 36.3 x 27.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.).

Sir Josse de Hallewin (Halluyn) killed on the bridge at Comines, near Ghent, 1382. Illuminated panel with hawk fighting snake in foliage, 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.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 24R - CUATRO HOMBRES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Initial S: The Beheading of Saint Paul and the Miracle of Plautilla's Veil. Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (Italian, active 1349 - 1403)

John on Patmos / Book illumination 1490

Theater with the personification of generosity (Liberalitas), 1578, 1578 - 1579 Theater with the personification of generosity (liberalitas). On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the stage. Theater performance during the entry of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Antwerp paper Brussels Theater with the personification of generosity (liberalitas). On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the stage. Theater performance during the entry of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Antwerp paper Brussels

The chronicle of the bishops pad Verdensi

Miniature, by Girolamo of Cremona and Liberale of Verona, from a gradual (hymn), manuscript, Italy 15th Century.

Antipode; Scinopode; Coastal Ethiopian; Psalmlarus. Date/Period: Fourth quarter of 13th century (after 1277). Folio. Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Height: 233 mm (9.17 in); Width: 164 mm (6.45 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº117-F167R-MUJER INCUMPLE VOTO Y SE LE TRABAN LAS MANOS A LOS BRAZOS-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGEN DE CHARTRES.

The Coronation of the Virgin; Jean Bourdichon (French, 1457 - 1521); Tours, France; about 1480-1485; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.4 × 11.6 cm (6 7,16 × 4 9,16 in.)

"LA CREACION DEL MUNDO". Miniatura del siglo XV. Castillo de Chantilly. Francia.

Saints Augustine, Ambrose and Jerome fighting with demons by Loyset Liedet, Watercolour, ink, gold colour on paper, 1420-1479, 15th century, British Library, 31x23

De Alchemia, Paulus De Kempenaer, 1606 drawing Alchemy parchment (animal material). gold leaf. deck paint. watercolor (paint). ink pen / brush alchemy. alchemy

M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE STA MARIA-Nº340-F304V-ALBOGUES-S XIII MINIATURA GOTICA. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº178-F237R-C-CAMPESINO DE ALCARAZ ARANDO CON GANADO-MINIATURA S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Italy, Agrum Vino Acido, miniature from Tacuinum Sanitatis by Giovannino de Grassi (1350-1398), facsimile

Spain/Catalonia: The Queen of Sheba (Saba', Southern Arabia) as represented in the Catalan Atlas, by the Jewish illustrator Cresques Abraham, 1375

Initial A: Pentecost; Attributed to Stefano da Verona (Italian (Lombard), 1374 - after 1438); Lombardy, Italy; about 1430 - 1435; Tempera and gold on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 12.5 cm (4 11,16 x 4 15,16 in.)

Womanly work of weaving, miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, Italy 11th Century.

Saint Bernard. Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479)

Giving alms, 1393. Scenes including beggars asking for alms. The illustrated page from Le Pelerinage de vie humaine by Guillaume de Deguilleville, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. The artist is unknown.

Saint James as a Pilgrim; Workshop of Master of the First Prayer Book of Maximilian (Flemish, active about 1475 - 1515); Bruges, Belgium; 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.)

Gerard and Bertha Find Sustenance at a Hermitage; Loyset Liédet, Flemish, active about 1448 - 1478, and Pol Fruit, Flemish, active about 1468; Written: Brussels, Belgium, Europe; written 1463 - 1465; illuminated 1467 - 1472; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 22.7 x 18.4 cm (8 15/16 x 7 1/4 in.)

Book Cover Italian (Sienese) Painter Italian The cover is decorated with the chancellor, the clerk, and a purveyor doing their accounts. Inscribed: "Book of the income and expenses of the Biccherna of the commune of Siena from the first of July to the first of January, 1343", followed by the names of the committee members and of its clerk.. Book Cover 436757

The Raising of Lazarus; Simon Bening, Flemish, about 1483 - 1561; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; about 1525 - 1530; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 16.8 x 11.4 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Initial capital letter depicting the weighing of wool, Venetian miniature from the Mariegola (statute book) for Wool Trading and Processing, manuscript, Venice, Italy 14th Century.

Actor wearing a devil costume, miniature from the Renaud de Montauban Cycle, France 15th Century.

Lysicrates and King Mithridates at table, miniature from The Lives of Famous Women by Antoine Dufour, ca 1505, manuscript folio 2 recto, France 16th Century.

Allegory of the Republic holding a pique with phrygian cap and a weapons beam (TF)

The Christ Child Surrounded by the Instruments of the Passion; Simon Bening, Flemish, about 1483 - 1561; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; about 1525 - 1530; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 16.8 x 11.4 cm (6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

The month of February, miniature from Book of Hours of the Duchess of Burgundy, manuscript, France 15th Century.

Verrière project representing the Holy Family Jean Gaspard Jules or Johann Caspar Julius Gsell (1814-1904). Verrière project representing the Holy Family. Pencil, watercolor.

Circular token with the Allegory of the Republic (TF)

This colored woodcut by Thomas Ochsenbrunner, created in 1494, depicts Junius Brutus, showing historical figures and composition in a detailed illustration.

Standing woman on a terrace, a flower branch in her hand, draughtsman: anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1700 - c. 1799, parchment (animal material), brush, collage, printing, h 178 mm × w 134 mm

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 171, St. John the Evangelist, c. 1500. Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444-1519), and Associates. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.).

LECCIONARIO- SIGNATURA 22- SACRIFICIO DE ISAAC-MINIATURA MOZARABE. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Amos; Würzburg, Germany; about 1240 - 1250; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and silver leaf on parchment; Leaf: 22.7 x 15.7 cm (8 15,16 x 6 3,16 in.)

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Miniature of men killing giants.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Illustration from Old Russian Legend by anonymous artist, Watercolor on parchment, 17th century, British Library

Fall, 1583 print Adam and Eve are ashamed of their nudity after they have eaten from the tree of good and evil. They are discovered by God as they cover themselves with leaves. In the background the fall. Under the performance an explanatory text in Latin. This print is part of an album. parchment (animal material). paper engraving Adam and Eve discover their nakedness; they cover themselves with their hands or with leaves. Eve simultaneously offers some of the fruit to Adam and takes some more from the serpent (or the tree). God the Father as bearded old man, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe

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

The Battle Between Arnault de Lorraine and His Wife Lydia; Loyset Liédet (Flemish, active about 1448 - 1478), and Pol Fruit (Flemish, active about 1468); Written: Brussels, Belgium; written 1463 - 1465; illuminated 1467 - 1472; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 23.7 x 18.9 cm (9 5,16 x 7 7,16 in.)

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 23R - JUGADORES DE AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Dissection, late 15th century. A manuscript page from a French version of De proprietatibus rerum by Bartholomaeus Anglicus, in the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. The artist is unknown.

Illuminated manuscript with prince of Kiev Sviatoslav I by Anonymous artist, Watercolour on parchment, 15th century, Russia, St. Petersburg, Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Arenberg Hours. Willem Vrelant and workshop (Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481)

MISAL ROMANO - MAN 52 - S XIII - LA SIEGA- MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Half-page miniature showing David, a woman, and a dead man., 1445

The Savior of the World; Workshop of Willem Vrelant (Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481); Bruges, Belgium; early 1460s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 25.6 x 17.3 cm (10 1,16 x 6 13,16 in.)

COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS, EL PRIMER ANGEL DERRAMANDO SU COPA SOBRE LA TIERRA - BEATO DEL ESCORIAL - SIGLO X. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA (730-798). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN GABRIEL ARCANGEL / ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL.

MS.B.R.20-CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA - Nº266 - F84-A -OBRERO LLEVANDO VIGAS A LA OBRA DE SANTA MARIA DE CASTROJERIZ. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Christ at the Marriage of Cana (Schr. 136a) 15th century Anonymous, German, 15th century German. Christ at the Marriage of Cana (Schr. 136a) 382394 Artist: Anonymous, German, 15th century, Christ at the Marriage of Cana (Schr. 136a), 15th century, Woodcut, hand-colored, sheet: 4 7/16 x 3 5/8 in. (11.3 x 9.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of James Clark McGuire, 1930 (31.54.131)

PSALTERIO DEL S XIII- LETRA CAPITULAR- S -JONAS Y LA BALLENA - PAGINA 77 V-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Lampreys. Folio 84r.

M.B.I.2- CANTIGA SANTA MARIA Nº210-F193V- CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-VIHUELAS DE ARCO-S XIII-MINIATURA. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

BREVIARIO DE AMOR- S XV- APOSTOLES EN LA BARCA- MINIATURA EN GRISALLA. Author: MATFRE ERMENGAUD DE BEZIERS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Battle between Sviatopolk the Accursed and Yaroslav the Wise (from the Radziwill Chronicle) by Anonymous / Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg / 15th century / Russia / Watercolour on parchment / History / 31,5x21

A Tournament Contest; Augsburg (probably), Germany; about 1560 - 1570; Tempera colors and gold and silver paint on paper bound between original pasteboard covered with original brown calf; Leaf: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15,16 x 11 3,8 in.)

Oleg of Novgorod's campaign against Constantinople (from the Radziwill Chronicle) by Anonymous Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 15th century Watercolour on parchment 31,5x21 Russia Medieval art History Book Art

Illumination depicting Saint Eustace from the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry (The Beautiful Hours) an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript book of hours. Dated 15th Century

The Entombment (Stabat Mater Prayer), from a Book of Hours. circle of Jean Colombe; French (Bourges), flourished 1463-before 1498. Date: 1475-1485. Dimensions: 41 × 83 mm. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold paint, with littera batarda inscriptions in gold, recto, and light black, verso, on parchment dyed black. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The bath, miniature from the Treaty of Medicine by Aldebrande of Florence, manuscript,1365, Italy 14th Century.

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 220 V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Saint Erasmus; Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450); France; about 1430 - 1440; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3,4 x 3 5,8 in.)

The Charity of St. Nicholas of Bari (5th century), by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1285-1348). Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

BIBLIA S XIII- TOMO I -EL FARAON Y SU EJERCITO SE AHOGAN EN EL PASO DEL MAR ROJO-EXODO-ANTIGUO TESTA. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

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.

LAPIDARIO MANDADO HACER POR ALFONSO X-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

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