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Medieval Manuscript Illustrations

Vibrant tempera illustrations from medieval manuscripts, featuring religious scenes and ornamental borders in rich colors and gold accents.

Folio 144v, circa 1390
Folio 144v, circa 1390
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The Flight into Egypt. Master of the Llangattock Hours (Flemish, active about 1450 - 1460)
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FUERO GENERAL DE NAVARRA - MINIATURA DEL CALVARIO - SIGLO XIV. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. CRISTO CRUCIFICADO.
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Text with rubric and placemarker; half-page miniature of David and soldier.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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King Louis VI and queen at a ball at court, France, later 15th century. King Louis the Fat at right with queen (Adelaide of Maurienne or Lucienne of Rochefort) in a gold dress trimmed with ermine. Courtiers in hennin hats, gowns with trains. Une fete a la cour. France, XVe siecle. Taken from the Roman de Girart de Nevers, Fonds de la Valliere MS 22, Bibliotheque Imperiale. Chromolithograph by the Thurwanger brothers from Charles Louandres Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858.
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Saint Gregory. 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.
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The Deposition. Date/Period: Ca. 1420. Folio. Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment. Height: 202 mm (7.95 in); Width: 149 mm (5.86 in). Author: Spitz Master.
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Llibre dels fet' o 'Crònica de Jaume I', primera de las cuatro grandes crónicas de la Corona de Aragón, siglo XIV. Museum: BIBLIOTECA UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA.
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Armenian illuminated manuscript , 17th century, Constantinople, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, ("Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian"), Lisbon, Portugal.
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Miniatura del manuscrito 'Usatges i Constitucions de Catalunya', siglo XIV. Museum: Arxiu municipal de Lleida.
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Vallo di Nera (Italia, Umbria, Valnerina - provincia di Perugia), chiesa di Santa Maria. Ciclo di affreschi del XIV-XV secolo. Cola di Pietro da Camerino, Compagnia dei Bianchi (1401, datato e firmato)
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The Worship of the Inscribed Tablet from the Cross; 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.)
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Plaque with Marking of the Door with the Letter Tau ca. 1200 German The image here had its origin in the Passover, when Moses ordered the elders of Israel to mark the houses of the Israelites with the blood of a slain lamb to protect their households. For Christians, the tau came to be seen as an emblem of God's protection. In the enamel, the mark is placed on a building resembling a medieval church, with a prominent cross on the roof.. Plaque with Marking of the Door with the Letter Tau. German. ca. 1200. Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt. Enamels-Champlevé
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CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 220 V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Saint Blasius. Antonio Molleno; American, active 1815-1845. Date: 1820-1840. Dimensions: 34.3 x 26 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.). Tempera on panel. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.
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Job and his wife / Illumin. / c.1500
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Picking Flowers 13th C. Master Ermengaut(-1322 French) Vellum Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain
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The Sixth Generation, Hans Derrer; Nuremberg, Germany; about 1626 - 1711; Tempera colors with gold and silver highlights on parchment; Leaf: 37.6 x 26 cm (14 13,16 x 10 1,4 in.)
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Henry of Huntingdon (c. 1088 - c. 1157), the son of a canon in the diocese of Lincoln, was a 12th-century English historian who served as archdeacon of Huntingdon. The few details of Henry's life that are known originated from his own works and from a number of official records. He was brought up in the wealthy court of Robert Bloet of Lincoln, who became his patron. At the request of Bloet's successor, Alexander of Lincoln, Henry began to write his Historia Anglorum, first published around 1129, an account of the history of England from its beginnings up to the year 1154.
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Jean Fouquet, St. John on Patmos, Illum.
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Moralia, sive Expositio in Job, Magna Moralia, siglo X.
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Piobbico (Italia, Marche - provincia di Pesaro-Urbino), Castello Brancaleoni, appartamento nobile, Camera Greca, la camera del conte Antonio II, ciclo di affreschi con episodi della mitologia greca e decorazioni a stucco della bottega di Federico Brandani
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King Avenir with a large, empty speech scroll; Follower of Hans Schilling (German, active 1459 - 1467), from the Workshop of Diebold Lauber (German, active 1427 - 1467); Hagenau, Alsace, France (formerly Germany); 1469; Ink, colored washes, and tempera colors on paper; Leaf: 28.6 x 20.3 cm (11 1,4 x 8 in.)
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Illustration from Old Russian Legend by anonymous artist, Watercolor on parchment, 17th century, British Library
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An anonymous colored woodcut (c. 1470) titled 'The Pain Man Kneeling' depicts a man in a kneeling posture, expressing suffering or devotion, with detailed carving and composition.
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Ulrich von Winterstetten (1225-1280), also known as Ulrich von Winterstetten-Schmalegg, was a German medieval writer and singer. Miniature depicting Ulrich delivering a poem to a messenger for his beloved. 84v miniature, Codex Manesse. 1304-1340. Produced in Zurich, for Manesse family. Middle High Germany. Heidelberg University, Germany.
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LAPIDARIO HI 15. DETALLE DE FOLIO 27 V. 1253.MANUSCRITO ALFONSI S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Initial capital letter E depicting the Massacre of the innocents, miniature from a choral, manuscript, Italy 14th Century.
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Miniature from a manuscript of the Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun by Master of the Rose novels (active Second Half of 14th cen.)/ University of Chicago Library/ ca 1365/ Flanders/ Watercolour on parchment/ Medieval art/ Mytholog
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Libro de horas de Santa Clara, de Bernat Martorell. Detalle de personaje dentro de una letra capitular. C. 1430-1435. Temple sobre vitela. Procedente del Convento de santa Clara de Barcelona. Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona.
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SENTENCIAS DE PEDRO LOMBARDO - DETALLE DE UNA LETRA CAPITULAR - PAREJA - SIGLO XIII. Location: BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA. TARRAGONA. SPAIN.
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Initial D: Saint John the Baptist; Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Italian (Ferrarese), about 1430 - 1495); Ferrara, Italy; about 1470 - 1480; Tempera and gold on parchment; Leaf: 35 x 29.8 cm (13 3,4 x 11 3,4 in.)
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The Madonna and Child. Dated: c. 1500. Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in light and dark blue, red, green, yellow, orange, lavender and gold. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 15th Century.
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Decorated Incipit Page. Date/Period: 1386. Folio. Black ink and watercolors on paper bound between wood boards covered with dark brown kidskin. Height: 240 mm (9.44 in); Width: 165 mm (6.49 in). Author: UNKNOWN.
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Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518. Colored.
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ARIES - LAPIDARIO DEL DIARIO DE MARIA - 1253 - MANUSCRITO HI 15. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Retablo-Santa Rita. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 36.3 x 28.9 cm (14 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: E. Boyd.
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Standing woman on a terrace, a flower branch in her hand. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1700 - c. 1799. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 178 mm × w 134 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Noli me tangere; Master of the Chronique scandaleuse, French, active about 1493 - 1510; Paris, France, Europe; about 1500; Tempera colors, ink and gold on parchment; Leaf: 13.3 x 8.7 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)
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France - 13th century - Albertus Magnus, On the Nature of Things (De Natura Rerum). Illuminated manuscript from Saint-Amand Abbey. Folio 194, verso: Astronomy
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David with harp by Jean Poyet, Watercolor on parchment, circa 1490-1510, active 1483-1497, Usa, California, The Huntington, 18,7x11,7
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Religious illustration by Andrea di Bartolo, Watercolor on parchment, 1390-1410, before 1389-1428, Free Library of Philadelphia, 23,5x18,8
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Self-Portrait of the first manuscript painter, Hugo the Painter. Dated 12th Century
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Saint Michael; Workshop of Master of the First Prayer Book of Maximilian (Flemish, active about 1475 - 1515); Ghent, 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.)
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Decorated Initial E with Flowers from a Choir Book 1300-1399 Europe. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on vellum .
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CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 37V - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Christ Healing the Blind, from Das Plenarium. Artist: Hans Schäufelein (German, Nuremberg ca. 1480-ca. 1540 Nördlingen). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 11/16 in. (9.4 × 6.8 cm). Publisher: Adam Petri (German, active Basel, 1507-27). Date: 1517. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Hans Schäufelein.
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Illuminated initial capital letter with a man applying leeches, miniature from the Treaty of Medicine by Aldebrande of Florence, manuscript,1365, Italy 14th Century.
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CODICE ALBENDENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 163 R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 19V - SEIS JUGADORES DE AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Bliżej Kultury Goczemski, Adam (fl. 1770 1784)
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LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 25V - DET - FRAILE HOSPITALARIOS DE LA ORDEN DE SAN JUAN DE JERUSALE. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 20R - JUDIOS Y CRISTIANOS JUEGAN AL AJEDREZ - MINIATURA GOTICA. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE STA MARIA Nº70-F89R-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-SALTERIOS DE TRANSICION TIPO DE ALA. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Early Christians. Roman tombstone. Representatión of woman with a Chi Rho and a dove with olive branch. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.
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Carpenter and blacksmith, miniature from De universo by Rabano Mauro, manuscript, Italy 11th Century.
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Portrait of Matteo di Ser Cambio, a famous goldsmith, miniaturist and manuscript wirter from Perugia, miniature from the Register of Bankers, Italy 14th Century.
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Medieval society. Moneylender. Miniature "Livre de Bonnes Meurs" by Jacques Le Grand (m.1415). French school.
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FREDERICK III, 1272-1337 King of Sicily (in 1296), son of Peter III of Aragon and Constance II of Sicily, from 1344 manuscript Chronicle of Spain
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Token, Municipality of Verdun (TF)
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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.
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Doubting Thomas. Dated: c. 1460. Dimensions: Overall: 6.8 x 5.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.) overall (external frame dimensions): 39.4 x 31.8 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.). Medium: hand-colored woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.
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Walking male, to the right, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825 drawing paper. chalk
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Saint Jerome Extracting a Thorn from a Lion's Paw. Date/Period: Second quarter of 15th century. Detached leaf. Tempera and gold leaf on parchment. Height: 210 mm (8.26 in); Width: 165 mm (6.49 in). Author: Master of the Murano Gradual.
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Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. The Host (Amphitryo). Engraving. Act I. Edition of 1518. Colored.
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The Infant Christ Pressing the Wine of the Eucharist, c. 1500, 13 7/8 × 13 1/16 in. (35.24 × 33.18 cm) (sight)19 13/16 × 18 15/16 × 1 3/16 in. (50.32 × 48.1 × 3.02 cm) (outer frame), Linen warp, wool, silk and gilt weft yarns, Netherlands, 15th-16th century, This small tapestry depicts the infant Jesus pressing grapes into a chalice. The imagery was widely understood at the time of its creation to reference the physical sacrifice Jesus would later make in his crucifixion. In the Christian ritual of the Eucharist, followers drink holy wine to remember Jesuss suffering. The remarkably fine quality of the weaving suggests the tapestry was made in a preeminent Brussels workshop. The presence of gold and silk yarns proclaim the tapestrys value as a high status object, but the intimate scale and subject matter suggest it was used by an elite individual within a devotional practice, most likely within the home.
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Ashmole manuscript 399 (1292). 'Treatise on the human body'. Arterial and venous system (fol. 19r.). Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. SOUTH EAST ENGLAND. Oxford. Bodleian Library.
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M.B.I.2-CANTIGA DE STA MARIA-Nº30-F54R-CODICE DE LOS MUSICOS-LAUDES ARABIGOS. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.