Medieval Illustrated Manuscripts

Intricate miniatures from ancient manuscripts depicting historical events and figures in ornate, colorful styles.

The Court of Herod with John the Baptist chained at the instigation of Herodias. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

A variety of medieval scenes including a knighting (top), noblemen and women (middle) and countryfolk (bottom) Date: 12th-13th Centuries

St Louis (Louis IX of France 1217-1270)) and Marguerite of Provence leave for the Eighth Crusade on 12 August 1248 . Jew Baptised in presence of Louis. Landing at Carthage. Death of Louis from plague at Tunis, 1270. 'Book of St Louis'. French 15th century manuscript. Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Presentation of MARY in the Temple, from Life of Mary, 1485

The birth, miniature from Jean de Gerson's Devotions (Miroir d'Humilite'), manuscript, 1462, France 15th Century.

Italy, Lombardy, Como, Church of Sant'Abbondio, apse, Jesus bearing the Cross, fresco

The Scholars before King Avenir and Josaphat.

The Annunciation to Zacharias. Dated: c. 1400. Dimensions: overall: 22.1 x 14.7 cm (8 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.). Medium: miniature on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 15th Century.

Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale95. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 .. Medieval: Manuscripts: 1) Laurentius Rusius: "De cura equorum" (15th century) BCM S.XXVI.2 2) Paolo Veneto: "History of the Origins of the World through Henry VII" (14th century) BCM S.XI.5 3) S. Isidorus: "Etymologies" (late 8th-early 9th centuries) BCM S.XXI.5 4) Gospel Book (Evangeliario), Greek (10th century) BCM D.XXVII.4 5) Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographies, Hebrew (1348) BCM S.XXIX.1 6) "Somnium Scipionis", misc. (14th-15th centuries) BCM S.XII.6 7) Boethius: "De Consolatione Philosophie" (14th century) BCM D.XIV.1 8) Justinian: "Institutiones" (14th century) BCM S.IV.I 9) Bible (Old and New Testaments) (13th-14th centuries) BCM D.V.2 10) Giabir Ibn Afla "Almagestus" (De Astronomia) (13th and 15th centuries) BCM S.XXVII.2. Post-medieval: Manuscripts: 1) St. Augustine: "Enarrationes in Psalmos" (1452) BCM D.III.2 2) Herodotus: Histories (15th century) BCM S.X1V.1 3) St. Augustine: "De Civitate Dei"

13th century Bible. Tome I. Saul and Samuel. Gothic miniature. Madrid, Academy of history. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. SAUL SIGLO XI AC. SAMUEL-PERSONAJE BIBLICO.

Stories of Esther: the hanging of Haman, miniature from the Bible of Souvigny, Latin manuscript 1 folio 284 recto, 12th Century. Detail.

The end of the world and the Last Judgement. In heaven you will hear the voices of the crowd shouting, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ... and the righteous will be called to the banquet. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

Robert the Bruce sends a defiance to King Edward III

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. The End of the World and the Last Judgement: Men will lleave the caverns unable to speak or hear (10th time). Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.

The Life of St. Denis (Denys or Dionysius) written by a monk of the Abbey of St Denis. St Denis consecrates a church in Paris and baptises new Christians. Apostle ot the Gauls and patron saint of France. Manuscript, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Rubric and full-page miniature of Joseph and his brothers.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

EMPRESS THEODORA wife of Justinian

King Solomon welcoming the Queen of Sheba. "Bible" I Kings10: 2. Chromolithograph after miniature in Breviary of Cardinal Grimani attributed to Memling. 15th century

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. RETABLO DE SAN MILLAN DE LA COGOLLA. Pintura al temple. Detalle de una de las tablas donde se representan escenas de la vida de San Millán y de la Vírgen. Museo de La Rioja. Logroño.

DIVINA COMEDIA-FLEGIAS VIENE POR DANTE Y VIRGILIO. Author: DANTE ALIGHIERI. Location: BIBLIOTECA APOSTOLICA-COLECCION. VATICANO. Virgil. DANTE ALIGHIERI. FLEGIAS. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321).

Norway. Al, Hallingdal. Painting of stave church. Medieval. 13th century. Life of Christ. Nativity. Historical Museum. Oslo. Norway.

Holy Trinity. Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Minitature of La Somme Abregee de Theologie. 15th century. (Photo by: PHAS/UIG)

The Maesta, front, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Back, upper fascia, third panel down of Pilate washing his hands. Detail of a servant pouring out some water from a pitcher to Pilate dressing red cloak/mantle and laurel crown. The white twisty column is contrasting on the background of the red-orange wall

Simon Peter (Saint Peter) defends Jesus with a sword and hit a soldier but Jesus calls to lay down the sword. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

The Dormition of the Virgin (detail), Novgorod workshop, 12th-13th centuries. Tempera on Panel.

The Israelites Collecting Manna from Heaven. Master of James IV of Scotland (Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541)

Parable of the workers in the vineyard, Landheer speaks with three workers. Two men work in vineyards, the laborers in the vineyard, parable of Christ (Matthew 20: 1-16), Meester van Antwerpen (I) (attributed to), Nederlanden, 1485 - 1491, paper, h 95 mm × w 130 mm

French manuscript portraying the ideal convent. In the top row Mass is being celebrated; behind the priest and his assistants stands the abbess with her crozier and the sacristan, pulling the bell-ropes. Dated 10th Century

Simon the Cyrene Assisting Christ on the Way to Calvery. Master of Guillaume Lambert and workshop (French, active about 1475 - 1485)

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, ""Cantigas de Santa Maria"" of King Alfonso X of Castile, circa 1280, the king let play musicians play in honour of the Virgin Mary, Codex T, Escorial, Madrid,

Christ before the High Priest Annas, from a Plenarium 1465-1475 Germany. Pen and brown ink and watercolor (recto) and pen and brown ink, with brush and red opaque watercolor (verso), on cream laid paper .

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.

German 15th Century, Saint Peter as Founder of the Church, 1460-1470, woodcut, hand-colored in venetian red, green, yellow, lavender, and rose

Pay homage to the emperor, Otto III. from the house of Ottonen was from 983 Roman-German king and from 996 emperor, illustration, Germany, Europe

Messengers relaying to CHARLEMAGNE, 742-814 Frankish King, news of victory against the Saracens, folio 117R of 14th century French manuscript Great Chronicles of France, Northern School

A knight and a lady exchanging rings, c1350. Artist: Unknown

Colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Jacob marrying the veiled Leah, showing figures, gestures, and compositional arrangement

Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brothers Ca. 1400-25 Artist Unknown Illuminatd manuscript Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid, Spain

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Jesus during the meal at the Pharisee's house. So Jesus asked: "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not ". Codex of Predis, 1476. Royal Library. Turin, Italy.

Soldiers messages the high priests that Christ has been resurrected.

The flagellation of St Eulalia, detail from the predella of an altarpiece from the Vic Cathedral, by Bernat Martorell (ca 1400-1452), painted on wood. Catalan Gothic art.

Commentary on the Apocalypse (Commentaria In Apocalypsin) was originally an eighth century work by the Spanish monk and theologian Beatus of Liebana. Today, it refers to any of the extant manuscript copies of this work, especially any of the 26 illuminated copies that have survived. It is often referred to simply as the Beatus. The historical significance of the Commentary is made even more pronounced since it included a world map, which offers a rare insight into the geographical understanding of the post-Roman world. Well-known copies include the Morgan, the Saint-Sever, the Gerona, the Osma and the Madrid (Vitr 14-1) Beatus codices. Considered together, the Beatus codices are among the most important Spanish medieval manuscripts and have been the subject of extensive scholarly and antiquarian enquiry.

A la observación de si no sería mejor utilizar el ungüento para venderlo y dar el dinero a los pobres, Jesús dice que él y los pobres estarán siempre cerca de ellos. Página miniada del Códice de Predis, 1476. Renacimiento-Quattrocento. Biblioteca Real. Turín. Italia.

Parable of vineyard workers detail of group of prophets including David Jeremias and Jonas from Flemish tapestry 16th century

David (1040-970 BC). King of Israel. King David blessing his son Solomon. Miniature of the Bible in French. 15th century. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.

Louis IX on His Sickbed ca.1330/50 Artist Unknown Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

Miniatures from the Bible, by Guiart Des Moulins and Pierre Comestor, folio 233 recto, manuscript, Late 13th-early 14th Century.

The Coronation of Henry IV of England. From 15th century manuscript of Jean Froissarts Chronicles. Henry IV ( 1366 1413) King of England and Lord of Ireland (13991413).

Christ curses the fig tree. Christ with disciples. Three trees with leaves and one without.

Charles IV of Luxembourg, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire surrounded by his seven Prince-electors, manuscript, 14th Century.

Burial. Master of Guillaume Lambert (French, active about 1475 - 1485)

Passover ceremony (Ha-Lahma). Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Parma. Palatine Library of Parma.

ISAAC, REBECA, JACOB Y ESAU. ILUSTRACION BIBLIA EN ALEMAN EDITADA EN NUREMBERG , AÑO 1483.

Italy - Tuscany Region - San Gimignano - Church of St. Agostino - Stories of St. Agostino by Benozzo Gozzoli - St. Agostino arrives at Milan (1465)

Arthur, 6th century semi-legendary Christian king of Britons. United Britons against Saxons whom he defeated c516 at battle of Badon Hill. After late 14th century tapestry.

BIBLIA S XIII-TOMO I-MOISES Y EL PUEBLO DE ISRAEL EN EL OASIS DE ELIM-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

St John Evangelist , Dragon in abyss, Apocalypse, 13th cent. manuscript. ENGLAND.

Scene from the 14th Century, illustrated manuscript the Breviari damor. It illustrates the seven Acts of Mercy. Here is shown visiting a prisoner

The Universal Judgement, miniature from the Psalter of the Nonantola school, Italy 9th Century.

Anonymous colored pen drawing shows a king praying before an altar, dated 1420-1430.

Totila before Saint Benedict Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) Italian These four panels were commissioned in the 1460s by the Alessandri family in Florence in order to update a Gothic style altarpiece painted 150 years earlier in the church of San Pier Maggiore. In them, the fifth-century bishop of Florence resuscitates a dead child on the square in front of San Pier Maggiore; the magician Simon Magus crashes to the ground at the feet of Emperor Nero when Saint Peter commands the demons who suspended him in midair to let him go; Saint Paul falls from his horse at the apparition of Christ; Totila, king of the Goths, asks the blessing of Saint Benedict. From his work with Fra Angelico and the sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti, Gozzoli evolved a narrative style of great charm. For more information about these four paintings, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.. Totila before Saint Benedict. Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian, Florence ca

Death holding the tree of vanity, miniature from the Book of Hours Use of Poitiers, Latin and French manuscript illustrated by a student of Robinet Testard, manuscript 1097 folio 46 recto, France end of 15th Century.

Edward the Confessor's Tomb

The risen Jesus appears to his disciples gathered in a house for fear of the Jews. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

St Cosmas and St Damian being burned at the stake in vain, detail from the predella of Annalena Altarpiece, ca 1430, by Giovanni da Fiesole known as Fra Angelico (1400-ca 1455), tempera on wood, 108x202 cm.

Colored pen drawing by an anonymous artist depicting the funeral of a king with attendants and ceremonial elements, created circa 1420-1430.

Abruzzo, Aquila, Rocca di Cambio, S. Lucia, Abbey church, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Peter, discovered by a servant, denies knowing Jesus for the second time. 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.

RELICARIO DE SANTA LUCIA - SIGLO XIV - DETALLE DEL ESMALTE - SANTA LUCIA ANTE PASCASIO. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.

Text with rubric and miniature of Bathsheba and Uriah. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

THEATRUM SANITATIS - CODEX 4182 - CUTTERS AND MODISTS - MANUSCRIPT 14th-15th CENTURY. Author: UBUBEHASYM BALDACH O IBN BUTLAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA CASANATENSE. Rome. ITALIA.

Fresco of Christ on the Cross and scenes from the Passion - The Kiss of Judas. Dated 12th Century

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. The priests tell to Judas that Christ's death is his fault. Judas leaves the Temple and hang himself from a tree. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.

Homage to the Emperor, Otto III of the House of Ottonians was Roman-German King from 983 and Emperor from 996, digital improved reproduction of an original from 1880

St. Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419). Dominican friar, theologian and preacher. His preaching skills placed him at the service of Pedro de Luna, and later Benedict XIII. Saint Vincent Ferrer pacifying the sides of the noble families of the Centellas and Vilaragut in the streets of Valencia. Illustration after a mid-15th century altarpiece that existed in the Church of Santo Domingo in Cervera. Chromolithography. Historia General de España, by Modesto Lafuente. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1879.

Wall painting from St Stephen's Chapelat the palace of Westminster, London, showing scenes from the Old Testament

Liber feudorum maior. Folio 44 V. Vassal paying tribute to the Lord. 12th century. Barcelona, Corona Aragon archives. Location: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON. Barcelona. SPAIN.

St. Francis Preaching to the Birds 14th C. Stained Glass

Oratorio dei disciplini, clusone, Italy

Cristofor de Premis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Jesus in Emmaus with the disciples. Codex De Predis. (1476). Royal Library, Turin, Italy.

Outpouring of Holy Spirit / Woodcut

TABLA DE SANTA URSULA - 1300 - DETALLE DE LAS NAVES Y SANTA URSULA CON LAS MUJERES. Author: MAESTRO DE PALMA (S XIV). Location: IGLESIA DE SAN FRANCISCO. Palma. MALLORCA. SPAIN.

St Oswald, crowned as a king. King Oswald of Northumbria, 642

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

The nativity of Jesus, fresco, late 13th century, Norway.

Edad Media. Disputa entre dos caballeros sobre la Inmaculada Concepción. Miniatura del siglo XVI. Facsímil de 1877.

DE PREDIS, Cristoforo (1440-1486). Stories of Saint Joachim, Saint Anne, Virgin Mary, Jesus, the Baptist and the End of the World. 1476. Judas speaks to the priests saying that he has betrayed the innocent blood of Jesus. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY. PIEDMONT. Turin. Royal Library.

FRONTAL DE ALTAR BORDADO-ADORACION MAGOS. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. GERONA. SPAIN. INFANT JESUS. SAN JOSE ESPOSO DE LA VIRGEN MARIA. Melchor. Gaspar. BALTASAR.

Annunciation to the shepherds. Book of hours "Tour et Taxis", 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

The Jamia al-tawarikh, ('Compendium of Chronicles') or Universal History is an Iranian work of literature and history written by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani at the start of the 14th century.

Black and White Illustration; Legatine Council in Mondon AD 1237; Illumination by Matthew Paris from Historia Anglorum

The teacher teaches religious doctrine to a young clergyman. Miniature. "Liber Derivationum". 13th century. Conde Museum. Chateau of Chantilly. France.

San Zeno Maggiore, one of the most beautiful Romanesque churches in Italy, 12th-13th century Verona with medieval old town, Veneto, Italy, Verona, Veneto, Italy, Europe

The Third Crusade (1189-1192), also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub). It was largely successful, yet fell short of its ultimate goal the reconquest of Jerusalem.

The Jamia al-tawarikh, ('Compendium of Chronicles') or Universal History is an Iranian work of literature and history written by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani at the start of the 14th century.

Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale89. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 .. Medieval: Manuscripts: 1) Laurentius Rusius: "De cura equorum" (15th century) BCM S.XXVI.2 2) Paolo Veneto: "History of the Origins of the World through Henry VII" (14th century) BCM S.XI.5 3) S. Isidorus: "Etymologies" (late 8th-early 9th centuries) BCM S.XXI.5 4) Gospel Book (Evangeliario), Greek (10th century) BCM D.XXVII.4 5) Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographies, Hebrew (1348) BCM S.XXIX.1 6) "Somnium Scipionis", misc. (14th-15th centuries) BCM S.XII.6 7) Boethius: "De Consolatione Philosophie" (14th century) BCM D.XIV.1 8) Justinian: "Institutiones" (14th century) BCM S.IV.I 9) Bible (Old and New Testaments) (13th-14th centuries) BCM D.V.2 10) Giabir Ibn Afla "Almagestus" (De Astronomia) (13th and 15th centuries) BCM S.XXVII.2. Post-medieval: Manuscripts: 1) St. Augustine: "Enarrationes in Psalmos" (1452) BCM D.III.2 2) Herodotus: Histories (15th century) BCM S.X1V.1 3) St. Augustine: "De Civitate Dei"

Detail of the book of the freeholds of Cerdanya "Liber Feudorum Ceritaniae" Manuscript, 13th.

Saint Joachim leaves his wife. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy.

Altar of Corpus Christi by Master Vallbona. Tempera, stucco reliefs, gilded with gold leaf on wood and sheet metal colrat. Dated 14th Century

Scenes of life in medieval times: a building site, a game of pelota, a banquet, illuminated page from The Cantigas de Santa Maria Alfonso X the Wise, manuscript, Spain 13th Century.

Scene from the 14th Century, illustrated manuscript the Breviari damor. It illustrates the seven Acts of Mercy. Here is shown clothing the naked

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