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Decorative manuscript pages featuring illustrations of legal scenes and floral designs, showcasing artistry and historical significance in text.

Initial T: Two Men and Two Witnesses before a Judge; 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.)

Folio 149v, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

French school. Bible of Saint Louis of France, Magnificat. Toledo, cathedral library. Location: CATEDRAL-BIBLIOTECA. Toledo. SPAIN.

Initial Q: An Abbot Receiving a Child. Date/Period: Ca. 1170 - 1180. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 443 mm (17.44 in); Width: 291 mm (11.45 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

fol. 116r. 1390. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

July Calendar Page; Harvesting Grain. Unknown

Horae, fol. 105, 1500, Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts

MISSALE ROMANUM. Primer folio del incunable realizado en Nápoles, en el año 1477.

Fol. 36r, Leviticus, historiated initial V, Moses offering a sacrificial lamb on an altar, c. 1275-1300. Southern France, Toulouse(), 13th century. Bound illuminated manuscript in Latin; brown morocco binding; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 533 leaves ; overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.).

Leaning

Illuminated page from the Morals on the Book of Job (Moralia in Job) by Saint Gregory the Great, manuscript 168 folio 4 verso, Citeaux, France 12th Century.

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

LIBER COMMICUS-S XI-COD 2 F 23R-ESCRITO EN VISIGOTICO. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN.

Illuminated page of litany, from the Book of Hours, according to the use of Poitiers, attributed to the Master Evrard d'Espinques, manuscript 1069, folio 111 recto, France, end of 15th Century.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 62V - DOS HOMBRES EN UNA TIENDA DE CAMPAÑA JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUS. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

De la bataille judaïque,' printed book from 1492, related to Jewish history

BIBLIA-BORD 1248. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

ESCRITOS - MS 484 - FOL 12 - SIGLO XIII. Author: SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS. Location: UNIVERSIDAD BIBLIOTECA, BARCELONA, SPAIN.

ESCRITOS - MS 484 - FOL 12 - SIGLO XIII. Author: SANTO TOMAS DE AQUINO (1225-1274). Location: UNIVERSIDAD BIBLIOTECA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

fol. 50v. 1390. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

Opening page of calendar, elaborate border design with human figures.. 1530. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 2v, February, 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 book was highly prized by its owner, Charles III, King of Navarre, a French-born prince whose coat of arms is painted on 20 folios. Charles visited Paris on numerous occasions and likely acquired this volume there in 1404. Paris was the center of the European book trade at the time and attracted illuminators from many parts of Europe. This manuscript represents one of the most remarkable fusions of French and Italian taste in book illumination. Though conforming to Parisian standards, most of the books major miniatures are the work of the Brussels Initials Master, an Italian illuminator who previously worked in Bologna and Padua.

fol. 86v. 1390. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

The text opens with the rubrics (liturgical directions) for the blessing of salt and water., 1485 - 1499, London, Borders (Ornament Areas)

3 singers behind a book. Miniatures (illuminations), Illuminations, Illustrations. 1482. Rare Book Division

Compendium of Gospel History. Unknown

MISAL RICO CAR CISNEROS-LETRA HISTORIADA: JESUS Y EL PUEBLO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

MINIATURA DE UN MANUSCRITO DEL FUERO JUZGO - S XIII -EL REY SISENANDO CON DOS PRELADOS. Location: ARCHIVO MUNICIPAL. MURCIA. SPAIN.

Initial A: Daniel in the Lions' Den. Unknown

Ramon Destorrents/ Misal de Santa Eulalia, Siglo XV. Archivo de la Catedral.

Lot Made Drunk by his Two Daughters; Lot's Incest.

Opening of calendar for the month of January, with entries on every line, in French. 1440 - 1460. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Church calendar

Missale: Fol. 3r: January Calendar Page, 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink, tempera and burnished gold on vellum ; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.).

Book of Hours.

Main hand (hand 3), initials, border decoration, rubrics, catchword.. 1400 - 1499. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Borders (Ornament Areas), Initials

Illuminated Manuscript Leaf 1445-1455 Italy. Manuscript cutting with roman small letter inscriptions in black and dark brown inks, tempera and gold leaf illuminated letters, and decorations in red and lavender inks, on vellum .

fol. 117v. 1390. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

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

Fol. 160r, Chronicles II, historiated initial C, Solomon kneeling before an altar praying, a bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Southern France, Toulouse(), 13th century. Bound illuminated manuscript in Latin; brown morocco binding; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 533 leaves ; overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.).

LAPIDARIO HI 15. FOLIO 4 R. SIGNO DEL ZODIACO ARIES1253.MANUSCRITO ALFONSI S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Decorated Initial V. Unknown

fol. 37r, Bavaria, Germany, 1402

Psalter and brevier (sections) in Latin.

Decorated Initial L. Unknown

Zodiacal Sign of Aries. Unknown

Manuscrito Eduardo 1º , rey de Portugal, consejero leal, Livro da enssinanza.

Leaf from a Gradual with the Initials 'A' and 'P'. Spain, 16th century. Manuscripts. Tempera on vellum

METGE, Bernat (1343-1413). Catalan writer. First page of 'Valter e Griselda', Translation into Catalan by Metge of the Petrarch's Latin epistle 'Griseldis'. I has a dedication to Isabel de Guimerö.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 75V - EL JUEGO DE LAS TABLAS LLAMADO SEYS DOS & AS - MANUSCRITO GOTIC. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

LIBRO DE HORAS AL USO DE REIMS - FRANCIA SIGLO XV -INICIAL CON SAN MATEO LEYENDO JUNTO A UN ANGEL. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN. SAN MATEO APOSTOL Y EVANGELISTA.

Fol. 221r., Bavaria, Germany., 1402

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 157r, Text, 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, responsible for mos

September Calendar Page continued. Unknown

fol. 99v. 1390. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Spencer Collection

MISAL CAR CISNEROS PAGINA CON LETRA D- EL RICO EPULON Y EL POBRE LAZARO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

LIBRO HORAS DE ALFONSO V EL MAGNANIMO - SIGLO XV - F 1 - LETRA CAPITULAR: NOBLE TOCANDO EL SALTERIO. Author: BERNAT MARTORELL (1390-1452). Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Collection of lyrical poems. Cancionero. Madrid, National Library. Author: FERNANDEZ DE COSTANTINA JUAN. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Illuminated Manuscript Leaf 1445-1455 Italy. Manuscript cutting with roman small letter inscriptions in black and dark brown inks, tempera and gold leaf illuminated letters, and decorations in red and lavender inks, on vellum .

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 78r, c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460-80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.).

Psalterium, Folio 43r. 1310. text. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Miniatures (Illuminations). Spencer Collection

Psalter with weekday holiday day Hymns according to the Roman Curia tradition, by Anonymous Sienese painter, 15th Century, illuminated manuscript. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Osservanza basilica. Whole artwork. Memento- illuminated page verses psalms prayer incipit: beginning initial letter plant volutes rinceaux blue yellow green red black white.

Zodiacal Sign of Gemini. Unknown

GUILLERMO DE SALICETO IN A VATICAN CODEX - 13th CENTURY. Location: BIBLIOTECA APOSTOLICA-COLECCION. VATICANO.

Initial U: A Monk with a Scroll and a Messenger. Unknown

The Lover Standing before the Castle and Looking at Good Reception Imprisoned. Unknown

Opening of "De bello Jugurthino." Large gold initial on blue field with white vinestem, capitals. Marginal note. 1400 - 1499. Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C.. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Jugurthine War, 111-105 B.C, Initials

Small initial with border decoration, rubrics, placemarkers, catchword.. 1401 - 1500. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

A Man Hawking; Zodiacal Sign of Gemini. Master of the Brussels Initials (Italian, active about 1389 - 1410)

Abraham Organizing a Feast on the Day of Isaac's Weaning.

Manuscript Leaf with June Calendar, from a Royal Psalter 13th century British This manuscript page from a psalter uses the same format as calendar pages found in a typical book of hours. June is written at the top; the text includes the names of saints and feasts to be celebrated during that month. The roundels in the right margin depict both the labor associated with June (scything grain) and the sign of the zodiac, Cancer (here represented with 8 legs). In the lower margin is a tinted drawing of the martyrdoms of Saints Peter and Paul, celebrated on June 29th; the corresponding holy day is listed in gold letters.. Manuscript Leaf with June Calendar, from a Royal Psalter. British. 13th century. Tempera and gold on parchment. Manuscripts and Illuminations

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº131-F185R-TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Nero Commanding His Advisers to Prepare a Potion That Would Make Him Pregnant; 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.)

Page of text with placemarkers, rubric, large blue initial, and human figures in border , some loss to trimming.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Country law book 2

Page of Interpretation of Hebrew Names., 1300 - 1399., Italy

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 110r, 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.).

Three Misers at a Table. Unknown

The Lover and the Personification of Friendship in Conversation. Unknown

Text with placemarkers and rubric; portrait of Joseph in one column.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

fol. 47r. 1402. Rudolf, von Ems, -approximately 1254. text. Spencer Collection

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Manuscript for the foundation of a monastery. Madrid, National Library. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

May Calendar Page; Courting; Gemini. Unknown

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

LIBER FEUDORUM MAIOR - 1 - SIGLO XII - CARTULARIO - VASALLO JUNTO A SU REY. Location: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Text with red and blue initials, rubrics, two charts.. 1400 - 1499. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Cosmography

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 78V - JUEGO DE LAQUET - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 201v, Signature of Zecho da Firenze, 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 assis

The Parable of the Vine.

May Calendar Page; Hawking. Unknown

David's Army in Pursuit of Absalom.

BIBLIA DE AVILA-CODICE S XIII-LETRA I. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

MINIATURA DEL ORDENAMIENTO DE ALCALA - INICIAL CON ALFONSO XI - SIGLO XIV. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. ALFONSO XI EL JUSTICIERO.

MTI1-CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº119-F169R-TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES-S XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 22V - DOS JOVENES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ -MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Folio 16r, Bavaria, Germany, created in 1402

LIBRO DE JUEGOS O LIBRO DEL AJEDREZ DADOS Y TABLAS - 1283 - FOLIO 50R - DOS HOMBRES JUGANDO AL AJEDREZ - MANUSCRITO GOTICO. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 4r, April, 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 book was highly prized by its owner, Charles III, King of Navarre, a French-born prince whose coat of arms is painted on 20 folios. Charles visited Paris on numerous occasions and likely acquired this volume there in 1404. Paris was the center of the European book trade at the time and attracted illuminators from many parts of Europe. This manuscript represents one of the most remarkable fusions of French and Italian taste in book illumination. Though conforming to Parisian standards, most of the books major miniatures are the work of the Brussels Initials Master, an Italian illuminator who previously worked in Bologna and Padua.

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