Medieval Religious Manuscripts

Illustrations from historical manuscripts depicting Christian saints, biblical events, and ceremonies with ornate details and rich colors.

Lisbius proclaims himself a disciple of Christ, 1317. Artist: Unknown
Lisbius proclaims himself a disciple of Christ, 1317. Artist: Unknown
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Emilia-Romagna Forli Cesena Biblioteca Comunale19. 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"
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The Wise Men Directed To Bethlehem 12th Century Stained Glass Chartres Cathedral, France
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REY EGICA - CODICE EMILIANENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 453R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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BIBLIA DE ALBA-SATANAS QUIERE TENTAR A JOB. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPANIEN.
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Mosaic in Fourviere basilica, John of Ark (Datecote 1917).
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General assembly (Parliament or Stejm) of the kingdom of Poland meets to pass legislation. 1506
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HENRY III (1207 - 1272) King of England 1216 - 1272 - he oversees the building of churches
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Colored woodcut depicting Saint Peter, emphasizing figure, posture, attributes, and devotional context.
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CARTULARIO DEL SIGLO XII - ORDOÑO III (925-956) REY DE LEON DESDE EL AÑO 951 AL 956 - LIBRO DE ESTAMPAS. Location: CATEDRAL-ARCHIVO. LEON. SPAIN.
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Fouquet, Jean (1420-1481). Grandes Chroniques de France (Great Chronicles of France). 1455-1460. Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Saint Peter's Church in Rome (800). Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.
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Italy, Emilia Romagna region, Ravenna, Basilica of San Vitale, close up of mosaic representing three Angels announcing Abraham the birth of Isaac
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Charles, Duke of Burgundy, upon his throne, surrounded by his Barons and Councillors
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CODICE EMILIANENSE - MOZARABE - FOL 453R - SIGLO X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. REY DE LEON SANCHO I EL CRASO. SANCHO I DE LEON. SANCHO REY.
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Departure of Ludwig III to His Investiture Accompanied by Riders With Banners, & Musicians Artist Unknown Illuminated Manuscript Rosengarten Museum, Konstanz, Germany
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Maqama (literally 'assemblies') are an (originally) Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry in which rhetorical extravagance is conspicuous. The 10th century author Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadhani is said to have invented the form, which was extended by al-Hariri of Basra in the next century. Both authors' maqamat center on trickster figures whose wanderings and exploits in speaking to assemblies of the powerful are conveyed by a narrator. Manuscripts of al-Hariri's Maqamat, anecdotes of a roguish wanderer Abu Zayd from Saruj, were frequently illustrated with miniatures.
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Noah's Ark /Illumination Poyet
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Richard II (1367-1400) King of England 1377-99, with his patron saints St Edmund (841-70) king of East Angles and of Suffolk martyred for refusing to give up Christian faith when captured by Danes, Edward the Confessor (1003-1066) king of England
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DETALLE BIBLIA DE ALBA - DON LUIS GUZMAN MAESTRO DE CALATRAVA - MS 399 - F25V - SIGLO XV- REF ORIGINAL 001792. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. MAESTRE DE CALATRAVA. GONZALEZ DE GUZMAN DON LUIS.
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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
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Portuguese Bible. Initial with representation of the king Ahaziah of Israel (Moab), 11th c. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Coimbra. Coimbra University Library.
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A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 depicting a king and a prophet, created by an anonymous artist.
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BIBLIA S XIII TOMO I - ELISEO MALDICE A MUCHACHOS QUE SON DEVORADOS POR OSOS-MINIATURA GOTICA. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA HISTORIA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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In 1258 Hulagu invaded the Abbasid domain, comprising a little more than what is now Iraq and Syria. Baghdad was sacked on February 10 and Caliph Al-Mustasim was killed by Hulagu Khan soon afterwards. It is believed that the Mongols did not want to shed 'royal blood', so they wrapped him in a rug and trampled him to death with their horses. Marco Polo reports that upon finding the caliph's great stores of treasure which could have been spent on the defense of his realm, Hulagu Khan locked him in his treasure room without food or water, telling him 'eat of thy treasure as much as thou wilt, since thou art so fond of it'.
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Depiction of a monk labouring in the fields. The early Cistercian communities were entirely self-supporting. Dated 12th Century
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Sixth vision an angel pours out the second vial, causing the sea to fill with drowned men. Another angel pours out the third vial, turning the waters into blood. John listens as angels announce the judgment of God., 1425 - 1450, Erfurt Germany, Angels, John the Apostle, Saint
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Lady churning butter milk on ceramic tiles at Chail Palace, Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox
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Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Women that are clearing chikens. Miniature. Fol. 79 v.
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A Plantagenet king of England dining (Henry II Reigned 1154-89) Chromolithograph from medieval manuscript .
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Woodcut by Johann Zainer from 1473 depicting the English Pope, John, illustrating a historical ecclesiastical figure.
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Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting an angel appearing in the tomb of Jesus and announce his resurrection as promised. The guard of the tomb fall scared by it. 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. 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.
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Saints Cosmas and Damian attach the Ethiopian's leg to the sacristan (the miracle of the Ethiopian's leg), scene from the predella of the Madonna and Child with angels and saints, by Sano di Pietro (1405-1481), panel.
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CANTIGA STA MARIA Nº254-F7R-MONJES ABANDONAN MONASTERIO Y SE SALVAN POR INVOCACION A LA VIRGEN- DETALLE 186320. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.
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Teacher teaching his students the Universe. "Livre des Proprietes des choses." Miniature. Chateau de Chantilly. France.
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fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, ""Cantigas de Santa Maria"" of King Alfonso X of Castile, circa 1280, chant 240, Codex T, Escorial, Madrid,
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A funeral procession, miniature from Book of Hours of King Don Manuel, Portugal 16th Century.
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Game of Chess between a Crusader and a Saracen. From Spanish manuscript of a treatise on chess by Alfonso X, the Wise (1221-1284) king of Castile and Leon from 1252. 13th century
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Spain/Catalonia: Mansa Musa, King of Mali, holding a sceptre and a piece of gold as represented in the Catalan Atlas, by the Jewish illustrator Cresques Abraham, 1375
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Full-page miniature of Jacob and Joseph.. 1445. Schlapperitzin, Konrad ca. um 1445. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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Particular, Santa Maria in Piano abbey, Loreto Aprutino, Abruzzo, Italy
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RELICARIO DE SANTA LUCIA - SIGLO XIV - DETALLE DEL ESMALTE - PASCASIO Y LOS SOLDADOS. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.
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A colored pen drawing from 1420-1430 depicting a king and a prophet, executed by an anonymous artist.
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Altar frontal from Mosoll. Date/Period: First third of 13th century. Painting. Tempera, stucco reliefs and remains of varnished metal plate on wood. Height: 990 mm (38.97 in); Width: 1,670 mm (65.74 in). Author: UNKNOWN.
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Full-page miniature showing God and angels, and men feeding birds., 1445
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INGLÄS, Jorge (15th c.). Altarpiece of the Angels. 15th c. Detail with the praying figure of IÐigo LÑpez de Mendoza, Marquis of Santillana. Flemish art. Painting. Private Collection.
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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
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Cristofor de Premis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Jesus returned to Pontius Pilates. Codex De Predis. (1476). Royal Library, Turin, Italy.
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Procession through the streets of Perugia, miniature from Register of Notaries from Perugia, manuscript, Italy 14th Century.
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Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus ca. 1160-80 German Abbreviated Latin inscriptions identify each scene. Reading clockwise from the lower left, they include scenes from both the Christmas and Easter stories. Portable altars were carried by priests when traveling and when attending the sick.. Plaque from a Portable Altar with Scenes from the Life of Jesus. German. ca. 1160-80. Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt. Made in Cologne, Germany. Enamels-Champlevé
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"CONSOLACIONES EN EL ENTRETENIMIENTO DE CALIFAS Y REYES"ARABE 528-F34-FRAILE INFORMA A UN OBISPO-S X. Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Sancho Porta (d. 1429), aragonese domician friar, preaching before the kings of Aragon. "Sermons festivitatus ..." . Illustrator: Joannis Joffre, Valencia 1512. Author: Juan Jofre.
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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
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BIBLIA DE ALBA-LOCURA DE NABUCODONOSOR. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPANIEN.
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The Crest, Coronets, Supporters and Arms (on the dexter side surrounded by the Garter) of a Royal Prince of England with Prince George, Duke of Kent's especial mark of difference on the labels, three blue anchors. The Arms on the sinister side (contained within a garland) are those of the Kingdom of the Hellenes (Greece) representing the Duchess who was Princess Marina of Greece, a white cross on a blue field, upon which is superimposed an inescutcheon of the Arms of Denmark. Date: 1934