Illuminated Manuscripts

Colorful medieval manuscripts depicting religious themes, figures, and scenes, showcasing intricate details and rich colors.

fol. 153r, 1390

The submission of a nobleman to his king Italy, miniature from Nardo Rapicano's De Majestate, 1492, manuscript, Italy 15th century.

LIBRO DE LA MONTERIA DE ALFONSO XI - JABALI HERIDO - ALFONSO XI - S XIV. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN. ALFONSO XI EL JUSTICIERO.

fol. 33v, 1390

LIBRO DE HORAS-NATIVIDAD-S XV-. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Visitation; Master of the Llangattock Hours, Flemish, active about 1450 - 1460; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium, Europe; 1450s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 26.4 x 18.4 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

CODICE CALIXTINO - SIGLO XII - DETALLE DE LA PAGINA FINAL DEL LIBRO III. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

Musicians with drum, artist unknown, Czech Republic, Olmutz, University Library of Olmutz

Pentecost; Workshop of the Bedford Master (French, active first half of 15th century); Paris, France; about 1440 - 1450; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.5 x 16.4 cm (9 1,4 x 6 7,16 in.)

Seventh Crusade (1248-1254). Battle of Mansura (1250). Louis IX and Ysembart le Queu. Fol. 199 of the 'Life and Miracles of Saint Louis' by Guillaume de Saint-Pathus (c. 1330), illustrated by Mahiet. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Saint Michael and the Dragon. Master of Sir John Fastolf (French, active before about 1420 - about 1450)

manuscrito iluminado, siglo XVII, Constantinopla, Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian, («Fundaçío Calouste Gulbenkian»), Lisboa, Portugal.

Deathbed Scene. Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541)

Orpheus' death. Illustration from the French version of Ovid's Metamorphoses (15th-16th centuries). Gothic art. Miniature Painting.

This anonymous colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 depicts an extract from Egypt, focusing on figures, posture, and narrative or historical context.

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Man riding in the rain. Folio 89v.

TOMMASO DA MODENA (ca. 1325-1379). The Departure of St. Ursula. 14th c. Renaissance art. Trecento. Fresco. ITALY. VENETO. Treviso. Luigi Bailo Civic Museum.

THOMAS of CantimprŽ (1201-1276). Codex Granatensis: De natura rerum. 15th c. Illustration about almonds. Edition of Granada of the original of the 13th C. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Granada University Library.

RABANUS, Maurus (c. 780 - 856). De universo or De rerum naturis. 842 - 847. Codex 132. The magician. Edition of the 11th century from the original Carolingian manuscript. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. LAZIO. FROSINONE. Cassino. Archive of Monte Cassino's Abbey.

Aquitaine. Miniature. Edward III Paying Tribute to Philippe IV of France, a.k.a. Phiip the Handsome (1312-1377). Author: AQUITANIA.

COMENTARIOS DEL APOCALIPSIS- DETALLE DE MINIATURA. PROCEDE DE SAN PEDRO DE CARDEÑA. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Theater with Juno, 1578. Theater with Juno. On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the scene. Theater performance during the arrival of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578.

MISAL DE STA. EULALIA.S.XV.. ARCHIVO CATEDRAL BARCELONA. Author: RAFAEL DESTORRENTS (1375-S. XV).

Apocalypse medieval tapestry, Angers castle, france ANGERS, FRANCE, MARCH 23, 2024 : Apocalypse medieval tapestry, by Jean Bandol and Nicholas Bataille, 14 th century, Angers castle, france Copyright: xZoonar.com/patrickxmichelettix 22206208

Eadmer of Canterbury Writing. Date/Period: Ca. 1140 - 1150. Folio. Tempera colors, gold paint, and ink on parchment. Height: 178 mm (7 in); Width: 108 mm (4.25 in).

Page from The Physiognomy, the work of Rolando Prince Dom Joao's medical professor, manuscript, Portugal 15th Century. Detail.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 77 V BIS - SANZOLES - MAZUELO - CADEN. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. SANZOLES MERINO JUAN. SANZOLES ALONSO. MAZUELO FRANCISCO. CADENA BERNALDINO DE LA.

Foundation of the Marquis of Villena's inheritance. Miniature. John II and his wife, Juana Enriquez. 1515. Madrid, National Historical Archives. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. JUAN II DE ARAGON Y NAVARRA. JUANA ENRIQUEZ. FERNANDO II EL CATOLICO (PADRES). MARQUES DE VILLENA (DIEGO L. PACHECO). MARQUES DE VILLENA.

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 110r, St. Margaret, 1510. Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493-1517). 112 Printed folios on parchment, bound;

fol. 144v. 1402. Rudolf, von Ems, -approximately 1254. text. Spencer Collection

Saint Peter Martyr. 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: TADDEO CRIVELLI.

LIBRO DE LOS CABALLEROS DE LA ORDEN DE SANTIAGO - 1361 - FOLIO 72 - MAZUELO - CADENA - PARDO - BURGO. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. BURGOS. SPAIN. GARCIA DE MAZUELO. CADENA ANDRES DE LA. PARDO PERO. BURGOS HERNANDO.

04/23/2013 Madrid. Supreme Court open house Photo, Isabel Permuy ARCHDC Isabel B Permuy.

LIBRO DE HORAS-HUIDA A EGIPTO-DET AGRICULTORES-VIT 24.40-F 93 DET DEL Nª 18022. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Nun's Priest Detail From the Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400 British) The Huntington - San Marino, California

The prawns, miniature by Giovannino de Grassi from the Tacuinum Sanitatis (The Medieval Health Handbook), Italy 14th Century.

Magi Kings, workshop of Seo D'Urgell, 14th century, altarpiece from Bellver de Cerdanya, painting on wood. Catalan Gothic art.

Alfonso X, called 'The Wise' (1221-1284). Book of Chess, Dice and Tables. 1283. Game of dices. Copy of pages 1 and 90. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Sant Jordi Catalan Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Proc: SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial.

Notario o escribano, Miniatura del Libro Verde de Barcelona (Llibre Verd de Barcelona), el más importante libro de privilegios del Consejo de Ciento de Barcelona, siglo XIV. Museum: Arxiu Històric de Barcelona.

The Marriage at Cana. Northern Germany. Date: 1575-1600. Dimensions: 197.3 x 269.6 cm (77 5/8 x 106 1/8 in.). Wool, tapestry weave. Origin: Northern Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Trinity. Dated: 1460/1480. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in vermilion, lilac, and ochre. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French 15th Century.

Dees print depicted from the least to most / the five sentences of man and the animals. Sheet with representations of personifications of the five senses, caught in windows. Around representations of a deer, a turtle, a dog, a monkey. In the four corners blowing cherubs. Numbered at the top right: 5 *.

Miniature depicting scenes from the Battle of Tewkesbury when King Edward IV defeated the Lancastrian forces of Margaret of Anjou. Dated 15th Century

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Kristan von Hamle, covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

The meeting of King Charles VI of France and John VI, Duke of Brittany, at Tours, c.1396. 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.

Gothic medieval art in the National Art Museum of Catalonia,Barcelona.master of Estopanyà (Italian painter), altarpiece of San Vicente (1350-1370).

Italy, Tuscany, Lucca, St.frediano church, facade, the Ascension, mosaic, XIII century A.D.

Alexander Attacks the City of Tyre; Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation and assistant, Flemish, active 3rd quarter of 15th century; Lille (written), France, Europe; about 1470 - 1475; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 43.2 x 33 cm (17 x 13 in.)

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 11V - DETALLE - JUGADOR DE AJEDREZ ACOMPAÑADOS DE UN ARQUERO - Conj nº. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Barthel Regenbogen (+ circa 1320), covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

Medieval era. Medical surgeon examining a patient«s thorax. 15th century. Anatomy of Guy of Pavia, 1345. Anonymous artist. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.

Illuminated initial capital letter H depicting a scene from the Old Testament by Turone (active ca 1360), Italy 14th Century.

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Master Rubin, covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library,

MS.B.R.20-CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº242-F88-B-CANTEROS EN LA CONSTRUCCION DE UNA IGLESIA- S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Meinloch Von Sevelingen, ministerial Swabian (12th century), read a verse from the parchment to his lady who listen with caution. Fol. 120v. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.

Polo, Marco (1254-1324). Venetian traveller. French handwriting edition (14th c.). Meeting between the brothers Mateo and Niccol÷ Polo and the Pope. Description of the World. s.XIV. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Otto II (c. 955-983)., called the Red. King of Germania (961) and emperor (973-983). The emperor received the homage of four nations: Germania, Gaul, Italy and Illyria. Miniature from 'Livre des Evangiles ".

Businessmen closing a deal, miniature from Code of the register of Maffio, 1391, Italy.

Orsines Presents a Gift to Alexander and the Execution of Orsines. Date/Period: Ca. 1470 - 1475. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment. Height: 432 mm (17 in); Width: 330 mm (12.99 in). Author: Master of the Jardin de vertueuse consolation and assistant.

Italy, Rome, Palestrina, Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, Nilotic mosaic work depicting the floods caused by the river Nile in Egypt

Ten Kings of the Underworld , 18th century. Ink and color on silk, 28 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (72 x 32 cm). Asian Art 18th century

Chaucer's Man of Laws Tale, Design, 1862-1864 Artist: Edward Burne-Jones, Sultan of Syria viewing a portrait of Constance, daughter of the Emperor of Rome, Art Movement, Pre-Raphaelite, Drawing, Ink, Design, Illustration, Wash drawing, Works on Paper, Literature, Geoffrey Chaucer

Anonymous colored pen drawing depicts a king being convicted, dated between 1420 and 1430.

Anonymous artist drew three women positioned in front of a king in a colored pen drawing from 1420-1430.

MISCELANEA MEDICA - MINIATURA PROFESOR Y ALUMNOS - 1300. Author: PHARNESIS R. Location: BIBLIOTECA CASANATENSE. Rome. ITALIA.

MS. LUDWIG II 3, FOL. 83V. Date/Period: Ca. 1120 - 1140. Folio. Tempera colors, gold, and silver on parchment. Height: 229 mm (9.01 in); Width: 165 mm (6.49 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Table of Bigamy, from the Summa Super Titulis Decretalium Completa 1275-1299 England. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with gothic book hand inscriptions in Latin in pen and dark brown ink, with red and blue ink headers, ruled in graphite, on parchment . Henry of Segusio (Author)

CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - SIGLO X - FOL 428 R-CHINDASVINTO (563/653). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Rubric and full-page miniature of David and Bathsheba.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Chittra Shala courtyard with virtuoso fine paintings, Taragarh Fort, Bundi, Bundi, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Calendar for February with figures of David and St. Andrew, quote from Romans, disciples, birds, fish and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou., 1380. Chromolithograph in colors and gilt from Henry Noel Humphreys The Illuminated Calendar and Home Diary for 1846, Longmon, London, 1846.

The creation of Eve. Meeting of Adam and Eve with the serpent. The punishment of Adam and Eve to work in the field. Miniature of 15th century century. "Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes". France. Chateau of Chatilly. France.

The Death of Christ. Artist Unknown; Bavarian, 15th century. Date: 1460-1465. Dimensions: 100 × 75 mm (plate); 105 × 80 mm (sheet). Metalcut in black hand colored with brush and watercolor in yellow, red-brown lake, and green, on ivory laid paper, with manuscript text in pen and brown ink on verso. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA - Nº181 - F240R - CONQUISTA DE MARRUECOS - SIGLO IX - VIÑETA 2ª DE LA 2ª FILA - MINIATURA SIGLO XIII - Cj 11 - FOTO AÑO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. ABU YUSUF YA'QUIB. AMORTEDAFI.

MS OR 2737 FOL 62-CONSTRUCCION CASTILLO S XIV ESP. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM LIBRARY. LONDON. ENGLAND.

German 15th Century, The Lamentation, 1470-1480, woodcut, hand-colored in green, red, pink, yellow, and gold

A butcher's shop, miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, Italy 11th Century.

Scenic with Personification of the Vlijt (Diligentia), 1578. Scene with Personification of the Vlijt (Diligentia). On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the scene. Theater performance during the arrival of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578.

Boccacio receives three women; The fate of noble men and women. The fortight of noble men and women: The seated Boccacio receives three women. Based on Boccacios 'des As des Nobles Hommes et Femmes' (the fate of noble men and women).

Transport of the wounded, miniature from the Romance of Tristan by Thomas of Britain, folio 200, manuscript, France 15th Century.

The Arrest of Christ; Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561); Bruges, Belgium; 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.)

RELIEVE DE LA EPIFANIA. Location: REAL SEMINARIO DE SAN CARLOS BORROMEO. SARAGOSSA. Saragossa Zaragoza. SPAIN.

Kingly Gesture Description: A stubbled King Edward I points to some lettering on a page from a memoranda roll, held in the Exchequer. The document comes from the records of the Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer. Date: c.1301 beard, king, illumination, medieval, illuminated, stubble, 1301, exchequer, remembrancer, stubbled, edwardi, lordtreasurersremembrancer

Cresques Abraham / Atlas Catalán, 1375. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.

Illustration depicting The moon, from 1538 edition, of 'Kitb-I ajyb al-makhlqt va gharib al-mawjdt'. (Marvels of Things Created and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing) a 12th century, Islamic, Persian scientific book by Zakary ibn Muammad Qazwn

Female Heraldic Figure Holding Escutcheon; Jean Fouquet (French, born about 1415 - 1420, died before 1481); Paris, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 11.4 × 8.3 cm (4 1,2 × 3 1,4 in.)

Allegory of the Republic holding a pique with the Phrygian cap and a beam of arms, humanity (TF)

Saint John the Evangelist; Georges Trubert (French, active Provence, France 1469 - 1508); Provence, France; about 1480 - 1490; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 11.4 x 8.6 cm (4 1,2 x 3 3,8 in.)

Cyrus the Great, Founder of the Persian Empire, Killed by Thamaris, Queen of the Massagetai; Boucicaut Master Illuminator (French, active about 1390 - 1430); Paris, France; about 1413 - 1415; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 42 x 29.6 cm (16 9,16 x 11 5,8 in.)

JEAN FROISSART - French chronicler at work. Date: CIRCA 1337 - CIRCA 1410

The Nuremberg Chronicle is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books. It is classified as an incunabulum - that is, a book, pamphlet, or broadside that was printed (not handwritten) before the year 1501 in Europe. It is also one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text. Latin scholars refer to it as Liber Chronicarum (Book of Chronicles) as this phrase appears in the index introduction of the Latin edition. English speakers have long referred to it as the Nuremberg Chronicle after the city in which it was published. German speakers refer to it as Die Schedelsche Weltchronik (Schedel's World History) in honour of its author. The illustrations in many copies were hand-coloured aft

The Flight into Egypt; 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.)

A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 depicting a targeted scene, showing figures, positioning, gestures, and setting.

St. Jerome in his Study (Schr. 2679a). Artist: Anonymous, German, 15th century. Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 in. (21 x 15.3 cm). Date: 15th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Saint Dominic. Date/Period: Ca. 1510 - 1520. Folio. Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment. Height: 232 mm (9.13 in); Width: 167 mm (6.57 in). Author: Master of James IV of Scotland.

This colored woodcut by Johann Zainer depicts Paulina Romana, showing her figure, attire, and surrounding elements in 1473.

Episode from the Bayeux Tapestry, an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, culminating in the Battle of Hastings, in 1066. It is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. It tells the story from the point of view of the conquering Normans.

Book of hours. 15th century. Prophet Job laments the test to overcome (Scabies) to demonstrate his fidelity to God. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.

Cutting from a 15th-century Italian choirbook ,. Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (Collection of Distinction)

Schembart Buch, Schembard Büch, Anonymous, 16th century, Leaves 2r-4r: historical account of the civic festival of the Nuremberg Schembartlauf. Watercolors of 64 Schembartlaüfe or runners for the years 1449-1539, each with a heraldic device and described on the facing leaf; watercolors of 20 floats named Hölle, or Hell.

France: Harvest and sheep shearing at the Palace of Poitiers, July in the calendar section of the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, tempera on vellum, Limbourg Brothers, c. 1415 CE

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