Medieval Manuscripts

Illuminated manuscript pages featuring medieval art and script, including zodiac symbols and musical texts from the 13th century, reflecting early European cultures.

Domitian (); Zodiacal Sign of Libra; Hildesheim, Germany; probably 1170s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 28.2 × 18.9 cm (11 1,8 × 7 7,16 in.)
Domitian (); Zodiacal Sign of Libra; Hildesheim, Germany; probably 1170s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 28.2 × 18.9 cm (11 1,8 × 7 7,16 in.)
150 assets in this story
4409-137361
LATIN MANUSCRIPT: SIGNATURA 10053. LIBER DE MOTU. SHEET 2 RO. MEDIEVAL DOCUMENT. (EXHIBITION THE SCIENTIFIC LEGACY OF AL-ANDALUS) (LOCATION: NATIONAL LIBRARY).
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March Calendar Page; Planting; Aries. Unknown
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Canon Table Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)
4409-17331439
MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº14 - F22R - TEXTO - ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
4443-22017841
Astrological Chart; Virgil Master (French, active about 1380 - 1420); Paris, France; about 1405; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 39 x 30.5 cm (15 3,8 x 12 in.)
4409-9884
CODICE ALBELDENSE O VIGILANO PROCEDENTE DEL MONASTERIO DE SAN MARTIN DE ALBELDA, CALENDARIO CON NUMERACION ARABE, FOL.9R 974/976. Author: MONJE VIGILIA. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
6145-48885203
Canon Table Page. Unknown
4409-20919135
TESTAMENTO DE SANCHO IV PARA QUE LE ENTIERREN EN TOLEDO-AÑO 1284 (DET CENTRAL Nº 23319). Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. SANCHO IV EL BRAVO REY DE CASTILLA Y LEON. ALFONSO X EL SABIO HIJO.
4409-17279726
DIAGRAMAS DEL COMPUTO DEL TIEMPO - CODICE ALBELDENSE O VIGILANO AÑO 974-976-MOZARABE FOL 7V- PROCEDENTE DE SAN MARTIN DE ALBELDA. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
6145-52337288
Roll Chronicle of the Kings of England and the Botelers of Sudeley Castle. 1448 - 1449. text. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Drawings. Spencer Collection. Kings , England, Coats of arms , 1400-1499
6145-55179540
Opening of text, with six medallions showing creation of the world. Initials and rubrics.. 1461. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division
4409-131531
Codice Albeldense, Page 014v, 974-976. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
1788-32921
Illuminated page of the four Gospels, in Greek, manuscript, 12th Century.
1899-18792689
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced the printing press. His usage of movable type printing started the Printing Revolution and is widely regarded as the most important event of the modern period. It played a key role in the development of the Renaissance, Reformation and the Scientific Revolution and laid the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy and the spread of learning to the masses. Gutenberg was the first European to use movable type printing, in around 1439. Among his many contributions to printing are: the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink; and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period. His acclaim is due to the engineering of these elements into a practical system for the mass production of printed books, that was economically viable for printers and readers alike. Gutenberg's method for maki
1746-21106014
Grimani Breviary. fol. 6r; fol. 10r Biblioteca Marciano, Venice
4443-21998767
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.)
6145-29255665
Conservation treatment for Articella, EPB incunabula 1.f.2.
4409-24084
MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº227-F111R-VIRGEN LIBERA A UN ESCUDERO CAUTIVO-MANUSCRITO GOTICO S XII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.
4443-22001229
Pisces; Diagram for Friday; Ulm, Germany; shortly after 1464; Watercolor and ink on paper bound between original wood boards covered with original pigskin; Leaf: 30.6 x 22.1 cm (12 1,16 x 8 11,16 in.)
4409-19312961
MS B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº275-F102V -TEXTO-ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES- S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.
6145-59713104
Alphabet and Numbers, c. 1700 - c. 1899 print Leaf with 5 performances each of which are subdivided into smaller compartments. In these compartments of figures and the letters of the alphabet illustrated with objects, animals and figures whose words start with the letter in question. Numbered bottom left: No. 77. Netherlands paper letters, alphabet, script. counting, calculating
4443-22000244
Canon Table Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)
4409-21350664
CODICE MATRITENSIS. Author: SAHAGUN BERNARDINO DE. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
4409-6237
MS G-1-7-FOL 1-HISTORIA DE ROMA-TITO LIVIO PRESENTA EL LIBRO. Author: TITO LIVIO (59 AC-17 DC). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. Livy. MARCUS JUNIUS BRUTUS. ROMULUS. REMUS. Rómulo y Remo.
4409-29003171
Miscelania atrológica y astronómica. Finales del sigle XIV y principios del siglo XV.
4409-20886394
CODICES. LIBRO DEL SABER DE ASTROLOGIA. ASTROLABIO LLANO ( ILUSTRACION ). SCRIPTORIUM REGIO DE ALFONSO X EL SABIO , AÑO 1296. UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE. MADRID.
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Reichersberg convent of the Canons Regular library commentary of the psalms by provost Gerhoch von Reichersberg middle 12. Cent.
4443-22003990
Canon Table Page; Constantinople, Turkey; late 13th century; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold ink, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 21 x 14.9 cm (8 1,4 x 5 7,8 in.)
4443-22000303
Canon Table Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)
4443-21998712
Decorated Incipit Page; Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany; about 1030 - 1040; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16 cm (9 1,8 x 6 5,16 in.)
6145-52337291
Roll Chronicle of the Kings of England and the Botelers of Sudeley Castle. 1448 - 1449. text. Manuscripts, Illuminations, Drawings. Spencer Collection. Kings , England, Coats of arms , 1400-1499
1788-36645
Cartography, 11th century. Mappa Mundi, Medieval Anglo-Saxon map 1025-1050. Ink and watercolor on parchment, 21 x 17 cm.
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Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. Large decorated initials. Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page.. 900 - 999. Manuscripts, Illuminations. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Lectionaries, Initials
4495-16293198
Lichfield Gospels or the St Chad gospels, 720-730 AD, Quoniam page, page 221
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CODICE EMILIANENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 91R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
6145-52349444
Page of text with rubrics, initials and drawing of Tower of Babel.. 1401 - 1500. Dati, Gregorio, 1362-1436. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Babel, Tower of
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Opening page of calendar; initials and border design.. 1400 - 1499. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Borders (Ornament Areas), Flowers , 1400-1499, Church calendar
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Canon Table Page. Unknown
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Calendar Page. Unknown
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Decorated Incipit Page. Unknown
6145-45706833
Cronica Cronicarum (...), Leaf 12 Verso. Leaf 12 verso of a world bony. Text in bookpress in French in three columns. In the middle a round representation of Clovis I, the first Christian king of the Franks. Clovis is baptized. The round representation is connected to other circles filled with names: these together form a schematic representation of genealogy and precedence follow-up, which extends over several pages of the chronicle. Under the round show the coat of arms of France worn by angels.
4443-75461833
Page of text with a 3-line initial, penwork, smaller initials, rubrics, and a chart of heavens., 1401 - 1500, Italy
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Municipal token (TF)
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Cronica cronicarum (...), leaf 5 verso. Leaf 5 verso of a world bony. Text in bookpress in French with decorated initials. Top left the title: Le Quart Aage. Right in the middle a round representation of the sleeping Isaï. A tree grows from Isaï (Tree van Jesse). The round performances are connected to this tree. Above left a round representation of Isaï's son King David, who plays the Harp. At the top right a round show with the judgment of King Solomon. Bottom left a round representation of King Gross van Troy and Britain. The round representations are connected to other circles filled with names: together these form a schematic representation of genealogy and precedence follow-up, which extends over several pages of the chronicle. At the bottom right of a representation of the city of London.
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Biblia de Avilia, Codex. Letter H. 13th century. National Library. Madrid. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
4443-22000274
Canon Table Page; Lorsch, Germany; about 826 - 838; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 31.6 x 24 cm (12 7,16 x 9 7,16 in.)
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Sundial of Ahaz, leaf from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra French ca. 1360-1380 With its fan-like shapes that seem to flutter across the page, this leaf exemplifies the medieval diagrammatic tradition at its best. What feels like elements lifted from a 20th century-century watercolor are in fact abstract sundials used to illustrate a fine point of 14th-century biblical exegesis. The leaf comes from the landmark study of Nicholas of Lyra (1270-1349), Master of Theology of the University of Paris, which provided commentary on every book of the Bible. The story here, found in both Isaiah (38:1-8) and 2 Kings (20:1-11), recounts Gods willingness to turn the shadow of the sun back 10 degreesapproximately one hour--as a sign to the Judean King Hezekiah. The illustrations on this leaf present two different ways of charting the miraculous reversal of time. View more. Sundial of Ahaz, leaf from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra. Fr
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Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawing of city.. 1401 - 1500. Dati, Gregorio, 1362-1436. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division
4443-75474344
Chronik des Constanzer Concils, f. 408., 1460 ., Germany (Swabia)
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COMENTARIOS AL APOCALIPSIS, OMEGA. Author: BEATO DE LIEBANA. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.