Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

Depicts various saints and religious scenes illustrated with intricate floral borders and vibrant colors, emphasizing the artistry of historical manuscripts.

Initial A: A Man Placing his Hand on the Head of a Kneeling Man; Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu (Spanish, active Pamplona, Spain 1297 - 1305); Northeastern Spain, Spain; about 1290 - 1310; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 36.5 x 24 cm (14 3,8 x 9 7,16 in.)

Decorated Text Page. Date/Period: Ca. 1525 - 1530. Folio. Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment. Height: 168 mm (6.61 in); Width: 114 mm (4.48 in). Author: Simon Bening.

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 106r, Last Judgment, c. 1405. Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.). This precious volume was obviously highly prized by its owner, the French-born King of Navarre, who had his coat of arms painted on no less than twenty folios. Rather than directly commissioning this manuscript from a specific workshop, it seems that Charles the Noble acquired his book of hours -- perhaps ready-made for the luxury market -- while on a trip to Paris in 1404-05. A collaborative effort, six painting styles are evidenced within the pages of this codex, those of two Italians, two Frenchmen, and two Netherlanders. The painter who was responsible for the planning and decoration of the book, and who produced seventeen of the large miniatures, was a Bolognese artist known as the Master of the Brussels Initials. His principal assistant, responsibl

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 201r, 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.).

Saint John the Evangelist; Willem Vrelant, Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; 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.)

Violets and glass blowers, miniature from Tractatus de herbis, Latin manuscript by Dioscorides, Est 28 e M 59 folio 138 recto, France 15th Century.

The Nun's Priest The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer (1342-1400 British) The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

The Battle at the Bridge over the River Scheld; Master of the Getty Lalaing (Flemish, active about 1530); Belgium; about 1530; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink; Leaf: 36.4 × 26.2 cm (14 5,16 × 10 5,16 in.)

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 101v, St. Christopher, 1510. Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493-1517). 112 Printed folios on parchment, bound;

Illustration from the Decretum Gratiani by Gratian, Ms.239. 12th. Museum: Biblioteca Capitular de Tortosa.

The English Besieging La Rochelle; Master of the Getty Froissart (Flemish, active about 1475 - 1485); Bruges, Belgium; about 1480 - 1483; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 48 x 35 cm (18 7,8 x 13 3,4 in.)

Calendar Page; Paris, France; about 1415 - 1420; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 20.5 x 14.8 cm (8 1,16 x 5 13,16 in.)

Palinurus Tumbling from Aeneas's Boat into the Sea. Unknown

A Tournament before the Castle of Pucelles; Jeanne de Montbaston (French, active about 1320 - 1355); Paris, France; about 1320 - 1340; Tempera colors, gold paint, and silver and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 39.4 x 29.8 cm (15 1,2 x 11 3,4 in.)

The Flight into Egypt. Jean Bourdichon (French, 1457 - 1521)

Saint John on Patmos; Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, about 1430 - 1493); Ghent (written), Belgium; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 x 9.2 cm (4 7,8 x 3 5,8 in.)

A Man Chopping a Tree; Zodiacal Sign of Pisces; 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.)

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 9r, August - Threshing Wheat, 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.).

Month of October, France 15th Century.

September Calendar Page; Harvesting Grapes. Unknown

Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome): fol. 96r, St. Augustine, 1510. Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493-1517). 112 Printed folios on parchment, bound;

The Presentation in the Temple. Jean Bourdichon (French, 1457 - 1521)

Office of the Dead. Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish, active about 1410 - 1450)

MARIE DE FRANCE (12th c.). Writer. Edition of 'Les Lais'. Portrait of Mary of France. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Bibliothque de l'Arsenal (Library of the Arsenal).

Inhabited Initial D; Montecassino, Italy; 1153; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 19.2 x 13.2 cm (7 9,16 x 5 3,16 in.)

The Visitation; Master of the Harvard Hannibal (French, active Paris, France, 1415 - about 1430); Paris, France; about 1420 - 1430; Tempera, gold paint, gold leaf, and silver paint on parchment; Leaf: 17.9 x 13 cm (7 1,16 x 5 1,8 in.)

The Great Harlot of Babylon. Date/Period: Ca. 1255 - 1260. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, colored washes, pen and ink on parchment. Height: 319 mm (12.55 in); Width: 225 mm (8.85 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Tiberius Receiving the Crown from the Senators; Ghent, Belgium; about 1475; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 43.8 x 30.5 cm (17 1,4 x 12 in.)

Jewish history and wars. Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th century. Chantilly Castle. France.

Romulus and Remus; First Master of the Bible historiale of Jean de Berry, French, active about 1390 - about 1400, Unknown; Paris, France, Europe; about 1390 - 1400; Tempera colors, colored washes, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 38.3 x 29.4 cm (15 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

A Man Mowing; Zodiacal Sign of Cancer; Follower of the Egerton Master (French , Netherlandish, active about 1405 - 1420); Paris, France; about 1410; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 19.1 x 14 cm (7 1,2 x 5 1,2 in.)

Decorated Initial D. Master Michael (Austrian, active about 1420 until the mid-15th century)

Clash of the army of the barons and the Saracens. Miniature from the 'Historia' by William of Tyre by Anonymous / Bibliotheque de Geneve/ 1460s/ France/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ History

Canon Table Page; Mesrop of Khizan (Armenian, active 1605 - 1651); Isfahan, Persia; 1615; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on glazed paper; Leaf: 23 x 17.1 cm (9 1,16 x 6 3,4 in.)

Palatine Codex 418, by Unknown, 13th Century, miniature codex. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, National Central Library. Whole artwork. Illuminated page c.18r Giacomo da Lentini red blue gold.

Cyrus the Great, Founder of the Persian Empire, Killed by Thamaris, Queen of the Massagetai. Date/Period: Ca. 1413 - 1415. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment. Height: 420 mm (16.53 in); Width: 296 mm (11.65 in). Author: Boucicaut Master Illuminator.

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

Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Tale Ellesmere Chaucer by unknown artist, Illuminated manuscript, circa 1400, USA, California, San Marino, The Huntington, The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens

Samson Slaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass; Samson Drinking from the Jawbone of an Ass.

Illuminated page from the Manuscript of 24 Elders, Germany 15th Century.

Bishop Theophile Finding the Grave of Saint Anthony; Master of the Brussels Romuléon or workshop (Flemish, active about 1465); Brussels (probaby), Belgium; about 1465 - 1470; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 24.8 × 17.6 cm (9 3,4 × 6 15,16 in.)

Canon Table Page; Helmarshausen, Germany; about 1120 - 1140; Tempera colors, gold, and silver on parchment; Leaf: 22.9 x 16.5 cm (9 x 6 1,2 in.)

Bishop Theophilus Finding the Grave of Saint Anthony; Master of the Brussels Romuléon or workshop, Flemish, active about 1465; Brussels (probaby), Belgium, Europe; about 1465 - 1470; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 24.8 x 17.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.), Justification: 15.6 x 10.8 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)

Initial O: Saint Geneviève. Georges Trubert (French, active Provence, France 1469 - 1508)

Evilmerodach Ordering the Murder of his Father Nebuchadnezzar; Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; about 1400 - 1410; Tempera colors, gold, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3,16 x 9 1,4 in.)

Miniature from the Apollo Medicus by Isidore de Seville, Italy 9th Century.

Horae, fol. 183, 1500, Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts

Daniel's Rescue from the Lions' Den.

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis Unknown. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, ca. 1425-1460. Manuscript in opaque watercolor and ink with gold, book: 8 × 5 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (20.3 × 14.6 cm). European Art ca. 1425-1460

The chronicle of the bishops pad Verdensi

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 44R - DOS ARABES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned; 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.)

A woman setting a post mill alight, c1340, (1947). In the Middle Ages, grain could be brought to mills for grinding. Here, in the second in a pair of images, a woman is shown setting the mill alight, presumably as revenge against an unscrupulous miller. Marginal illustration from the Smithfield Decretals (Royal MS 10 E IV, f. 71r). Manuscript in the British Library, London. Published in "British Windmills and Watermills', by C. P. Skilton. Collins, London, 1947

Decorated Incipit Page; Helmarshausen, Germany; about 1120 - 1140; Tempera colors, gold, and silver on parchment; Leaf: 22.9 × 16.5 cm (9 × 6 1,2 in.)

Alexander the Great Finding Darius in Chains. Unknown

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

The Moon Represented as a Woman on Horseback. Unknown

Christ before Pilate; Master of the Lee Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1470); Ghent (probably), Belgium; about 1450 - 1455; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 19.4 x 14 cm (7 5,8 x 5 1,2 in.)

Border with Jonah Cast into the Sea. Simon Bening (Flemish, about 1483 - 1561)

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 221v, 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.).

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 235r, 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.).

Hybrids. Unknown

Solomon before the Temple; Ghent, Belgium; about 1475; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment; Leaf: 43.8 x 30.5 cm (17 1,4 x 12 in.)

Courtesy with a Knight; Idleness Opening the Door for the Lover. Unknown

Initial, miniature by Liberale of Verona from a medieval gradual, 15th Century.

Decorated Initials SI; or Reichenau, Germany; late 10th century; Tempera colors, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 27.8 x 19.2 cm (10 15,16 x 7 9,16 in.)

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

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis Flemish. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, 16th century. Manuscript in opaque watercolor and ink with gold, 3 1/2 × 2 5/8 × 7/8 in. (8.9 × 6.7 × 2.2 cm). European Art 16th century

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

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 62R - UN HOMBRE Y UNA MUJER JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 184r, 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.).

Decorated Initial G; Decorated Initial A; Decorated Initial E; Northern Italy, Italy; about 1460 - 1480; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 60.3 x 44 cm (23 3,4 x 17 5,16 in.)

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 118v, 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.).

fol. 79v. 1402. Rudolf, von Ems, -approximately 1254. text. Spencer Collection

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Saints Peter and Paul; 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.)

CRONICA DE LAS CRUZADAS-1ªCRUZADA-GODOFREDO DE BOUILLON EMBARCA:CONQUISTA POR MAR-PG3-1099 - MANUSCRITO DEL SIGLO XV. Author: DREUX JEAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. WIEN. AUSTRIA. BOUILLON GODOFREDO DE. JERUSALEN REY DE.

Cutting from a choir book; Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (Italian, active 1349 - 1403); Bologna, Italy; about 1392 - 1402; Tempera and gold on parchment; Leaf: 21.6 × 21 cm (8 1,2 × 8 1,4 in.)

CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº211-F121V-ENJAMBRE DE TABANOS RELLENAN DE CERA UN CIRIO PASCUAL EN ELCHE-S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 233v, 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.).

The fishermen and the tuna cont.; The broken vow.. 1480. Aesop. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Miniatures (illuminations). Spencer Collection

Canon Table Page; Lake Van, Turkey; 1386; Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin; Leaf: 24 x 16.5 cm (9 7,16 x 6 1,2 in.)

Illuminated manuscript of a poem. Date/Period: 1843 - 1845. Print. Illuminated manuscript in gilt, red, blue, green and pink. Height: 186 mm (7.32 in); Width: 229 mm (9.01 in). Author: British Unknown maker.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 37V - DOS HOMBRES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Decorated Initial E; Decorated Initial D; Northern Italy, Italy; about 1460 - 1480; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 60.3 x 44 cm (23 3,4 x 17 5,16 in.)

Decorated Incipit Page; Malnazar (Armenian, active about 1630s), and Aghap'ir (Armenian, active about 1630s); Isfahan, Persia; 1637 - 1638; Tempera colors, gold paint, and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 25.2 x 18.3 cm (9 15,16 x 7 3,16 in.)

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 22v, 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.).

Initial E: David Lifting up His Soul to God; Franco dei Russi (Italian, active about 1453 - 1482); Ferrara, Italy; about 1455 - 1461; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 71.1 × 51.4 cm (28 × 20 1,4 in.)

Cutting from a 15th-century antiphonal : in Latin ,. Medieval and Early Renaissance Manuscripts (Collection of Distinction)

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Pieve di Cento Pinacoteca Civica9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Antiphonaries. Post-medieval: Paintings on canvas German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

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Abruzzo L'Aquila Celano Museum58. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Manuscripts: Miniature nella Marsica; Trasacco - Antifonario; Tagliacozzo - Messale; Avezzano - L'Ecultet Metalwork--processional crosses Post-medieval: Vestments, metalwork, painting, frescoes, sculpture German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Initial S: Pentecost; Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna, Italian, active 1349 - 1403; Bologna, Italy, Europe; about 1394 - 1402; Tempera and gold on parchment; Leaf: 21.6 x 21 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)

Decorated Border with Nativity Scene 1830-62 Freeman Gage Delamotte British. Decorated Border with Nativity Scene. Freeman Gage Delamotte (British, Sandhurst 1813/14-1862 London). 1830-62. Watercolor, pen and red ink over graphite with touches of gold and gouache (bodycolor)

Hope 1830-62 Freeman Gage Delamotte British. Hope 363570

Decorated Initial A; Decorated Initial S; Northern Italy, Italy; about 1460 - 1480; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 60.3 x 44 cm (23 3,4 x 17 5,16 in.)

FERNANDEZ DE HEREDIA, Juan (1310-1396). Grand Master of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, historian and bibliophile. 'La CrÑnica de los Conqueridores' (Chronicle of the Conquerors). Chapter letter with the portrait of Fernàndez de Heredia. Edition carried out in Avignon (1385). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library.

Decorated Initial V; Rome, Lazio, Italy; late 15th or early 16th century; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between original wood boards covered with brown leather; Leaf: 64.1 x 43.5 cm (25 1,4 x 17 1,8 in.)

Men Who Speak Through Gestures; A Man Who Drinks From a Straw; A Man Without a Nose. Unknown

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

Print made by William Blake, 1757-1827, British, The Book of Thel, Plate 8, "IV. / The eternal gates.. .", 1789. Relief etching printed in brown with pen and ink and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper.

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