Religious Manuscript Illuminations

Vibrant manuscript pages showcasing religious scenes and figures, decorated with intricate floral patterns and gold accents from the 15th century.

Froissart Kneeling before Gaston Phébus, Count of Foix; Master of the Soane Josephus (Flemish, active about 1475 - 1485); Bruges, Belgium; about 1480 - 1483; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 48 x 35 cm (18 7,8 x 13 3,4 in.)

Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis Unknown. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, ca. 1425-1460. Manuscript in opaque watercolor and ink with gold, book: 8 × 5 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (20.3 × 14.6 cm). European Art ca. 1425-1460

The Annunciation; Naples, Campania, Italy; about 1460; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 17.1 x 12.1 cm (6 3,4 x 4 3,4 in.)

fol. 29v, 1390

The Adoration of the Magi : Book of Hours c. 1450-1475 Simon Marmion (c. 1425-1489/French) Decorative vellum leaf The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

The Stoning of Saint Stephen; Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, about 1430 - 1493); Ghent (written), Belgium; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 × 9.2 cm (4 7,8 × 3 5,8 in.)

CRONICAS DE FRANCIA - ESCUELA - SIGLO XV. Location: BRITISH MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.

All Saints. 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: Guglielmo Giraldi.

Froissart Kneeling before Gaston Phébus, Count of Foix; Master of the Soane Josephus (Flemish, active about 1475 - 1485); Bruges, Belgium; about 1480 - 1483; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 48 x 35 cm (18 7,8 x 13 3,4 in.)

Book of the customs and constitutions of Catalonia. 14th. Museum: Archivo Municipal del Palacio de Paeria.

The Four Evangelists; Spitz Master (French, active about 1415 - 1425); Paris, France; about 1420; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 20.2 x 14.9 cm (7 15,16 x 5 7,8 in.)

Leaf from a Book of Hours. Dated 15th Century

Illuminated Initial "B" 1830-62 Freeman Gage Delamotte British. Illuminated Initial "B" 363558

Table of Affinity. 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.

Folio 114v, created in approximately 1390

fol. 119v, 1390

The Throne of Grace Trinity; Workshop of Master of Jean Chevrot, Flemish, active about 1440 - 1460; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium, Europe; 1450s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 26.4 x 18.4 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortuane. Concept in medieval and anceint philosophy referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Miniature, 15th century. France.

Miniature of David, with scene of killing of Goliath in margin.. 1450 - 1499. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Prayer, David, King of Israel, Goliath (Biblical giant)

Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco de Priuli, c. 1523-1524. Benedetto Bordone (Italian). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 23.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.).

Marco Polo & His Brother Nicolo Take Leave from the Emperor Balduin II of Constantinople in 1294 ca. 1412 Boucicaut Master (15th C.) Illuminated manuscript Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

LIBRO DE LA MONTERIA DE ALFONSO XI-UN PERRO HERIDO-S XIV. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN. ALFONSO XI EL JUSTICIERO.

Scene from Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decamern' with the King Charles VI of France. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Aeneas Fleeing Troy with Anchises, Creusa, and Ascanias (Aeneid, Book II) probably ca. 1530-35 Master of the Aeneid European of the Renaissance period viewed ancient Rome not only as the origin of Italian civilzation but also the geographic center of a lost golden age. This plaque belongs to a series of at least eighty Limoges enamels illustrating events from Virgils Aeneid. The Latin epic poem tells the story of the legendary hero Aeneas, who escaped the sack and burning of Troy by the Greeks and, after wandering for some time, settled in Italy, where his descendants founded Rome.The scenes are not, however, the product of the enameler's imagination; rather, they are close copies of the woodcut illustrations for the edition of the Latin poets Opera printed by Johann Grüninger in Strasbourg in 1502. The same woodcuts were used again for the edition published in Lyon in 1517. The anonymous painter of the enamels may have used either the Strasbourg of the Lyon edition as his model, but

fine arts, middle ages, Gothic, illumination, Codex Manesse, Zurich, 1305 - 1340, Engelhart von Adelnburg, covering colour on vellum, University of Heidelberg Library, Edilhart von Adelburg, kneeing, declaration of love, lovers, lady, heart,

Scenes from the Lives of Jacob and Joseph; Unknown; Paris, France, Europe; about 1250 - 1260; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 19.2 x 13.3 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

Ludwig of Ulm (German, active 1450-1470), The Last Judgment, hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)

V_rard, Antoine (active 1485-1512) Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid Book Art Portrait,History Louis XII of France (Book of Hours of Charles VIII, King of France)

Office of the Dead. Master of Jacques of Luxembourg (French, active about 1460 - 1470)

MS.B.R.20- CANTIGA STA MARIA-Nº306-F21V-B-HOMBRES CON GARNACHAS-HEREJES EN ROMA-MINIATURA S XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

EIXIMENIS, Fra Francesc (Girona, h.1325-Perpiñán, 1409). Franciscano y escritor religioso catalán. "LLIBRE DELS ANGELS" (1432). Editado en Barcelona por Joan Rosembach en el año 1494. Ejemplar incompleto, de 295 X 205 mm.

The Last Supper. Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, about 1430 - 1493)

The Nativity in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choir Book. Italian (Padua); Master of the Brussels Initials (active Bologna and Paris, 1390-1410). Date: 1380-1400. Dimensions: 87 x 90 mm. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on parchment, with gothica textualis inscriptions in black ink, verso. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Herod Enthroned; Norfolk perhaps (written), East Anglia, England; illumination about 1190; written about 1490; Tempera colors and gold leaf on parchment; Leaf: 11.9 x 17 cm (4 11,16 x 6 11,16 in.)

Psyche in Cupid's Grove, 1345 Illustration of the metamorph, Cupid and Psyche, aspects of the mythical love affair between the god Cupid, also known as Cupid, and the mortal daughter of the king, Psyche, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

BELLES HEURES OF JEAN DE BERRY, by Limbourg Brothers, 1405-09,French painting, Northern Renaissance. An Annunciation page from an illuminated manuscript. The central scene is bordered by a complex interlace of plant forms, animals, figures, and angels playing musical instruments (BSLOC_2017_16_90)

fol. 53v, 1390

Four Women Before an Idol.

Count Otto von Botenlauben (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History

A medical practitioner examining urine brought by his patients. Painted relief after Nino Pisano.

VINCENT of BEAUVAIS (1190-1264). Speculum historiale. ca. 1460. Innocent III excommunicates Otto IV for the invasion of Sicily (1210). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial.

Count Kraft III of Toggenburg (From the Codex Manesse) by Anonymous / Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg/ Between 1305 and 1340/ Schwitzerland/ Gouache on parchment/ Medieval art/ 35x25/ Music, Dance,History

fol. 68v. 1402. Rudolf, von Ems, -approximately 1254. text. Spencer Collection

A Group of Men and Women Worship Two Idols; 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.)

Bileam and the She-Ass/Illumination 1490

Laws for the protection of orphans, illuminated page from the Justinian's Digest (Iustinianum digestum), Italy 14th Century.

Misal de Santa Eulalia, hacia 1400-1405, 34,3 x 26,5 cm. Archivo Capitular de la Catedral de Barcelona. Author: RAFAEL DESTORRENTS.

GSELL-Laurent. Album n ° 1. Fragment of stained glass for Jassans: Angel holding a palm. Ink and gouache. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 37117-15 Angel, drawing, ink, gouache, jassans, stained glass project, hold palm

Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist. Other figures in border design.. 1490 - 1510. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Eagles, John, the Apostle, Saint, Beast of the Apocalypse

James III of Mallorca 'the Rash' (1315-1349). King of Mallorca (1324-1349). 'Llibre de les Franqueses i Privilegis del Regne de Mallorca'. 1334-39. Fol. 374. Gothic art. Painting. SPAIN. BALEARES. MALLORCA. Palma de Mallorca. Archive of the Kingdom of Majorca.

Galeazzo Maria Sforza receiving the Liber Iudiciorum from Raffaele Vimercati, miniature from a manuscript, 15th Century.

Saint Margaret. Lieven van Lathem (Flemish, about 1430 - 1493)

Book of Hours. Master of Evert Zoudenbalch (Dutch, active 3rd quarter of 15th century)

Miniatura, Biblia de Dalmau de Mur, siglo XIV. Museum: CATEDRAL DE GIRONA, GERONA, SPAIN.

LUIS I"el Piadoso"o"el Bondadoso" (Ludovico Pio) (Chasseneuil,778-cerca de Ingelheim,840). Hijo de Carlomagno. Emperador de Occidente y rey de los francos (814-840). Heredó todo el Imperio en el año 814, luchando contra sus tres hijos (Pipino el Breve, Luis y Lotario). "EL PAPA ADRIANO I CONSAGRA EN EL AÑO 780 EN ROMA AL HIJO DE CARLOMAGNO, LUIS I EL PIADOSO, REY DE AQUITANIA". Biblioteca Nacional. París. Francia.

Theater with personification of reason, 1578, 1578 - 1579 Theater with personification of reason. On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the stage. Theater performance during the entry of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Antwerp paper Brussels Theater with personification of reason. On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the stage. Theater performance during the entry of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578. Antwerp paper Brussels

Manesse Codex (1305-40) German manuscript.The lover Herr Rubin shoots with crossbow his message. Museum: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, Heidelberg, DEUTSCHLAND.

Louis IX (St Louis) 1215-70, king of France from 1226. 19th century French coloured woodcut

CHAMPION DES DAMES, Master of (s. XV). Des Hommes Illustres. s.XV. Wheel of Fortune. ms. 0622, f. 136. Work based on Boccaccio's 'De mulieribus claris' (On Famous Women). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. PROVENCE ALPES CTE D'AZUR. VAUCLUSE. Carpentras. Bibliothque Inguimbertine (Inguimbertine Library).

VIDA DE S LUIS IX FRANCIA 1214/70 Y SU ESPOSA MARGARITA-RECIBIENDO LA CORONA DE ESPINAS Y EL MADERO. Location: BIBLIOTECA REAL ALBERTO I. Brüssel. Belgien. LOUIS IX OF FRANCE. SAN LUIS IX REY DE FRANCIA. LUIS IX SANTO REY. MARGARITA DE PROVENZA. MARGARITA BERENGUER.

The Presentation in the Temple; Master of James IV of Scotland, Flemish, before 1465 - about 1541; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; 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.), Justification: 10.9 x 7.4 cm (4 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Pritcha o bogatom i ubogom Lazare.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Rudolf ( -936). King of France (923-936) and Duke of Burgundy (921-923). Coronation of Rudolph I of France in 923. Illustration from 'Grandes Chroniques de France' (14h century). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. MIDI-PYRÄNÄES. TARN. Castres. Goya Museum.

Saint Peter Martyr. Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479)

Saint John on Patmos; Master of Jacques of Luxembourg (French, active about 1460 - 1470); Flanders (or), Belgium; about 1466 - 1470; Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.4 x 11.4 cm (6 7,16 x 4 1,2 in.)

Hendrik van Veldeke (c.1140/1150-before 1210). German poet. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Fol. 30r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany.

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 31v, Pentecost, 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.).

A Woman Touches the Hair of the Enthroned Josaphat; 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.)

Coat of Arms Held by a Woman and a Greyhound; Jean Fouquet (French, born about 1415 - 1420, died before 1481); Tours, France; 1455; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 11.4 × 8.3 cm (4 1,2 × 3 1,4 in.)

CARLOS VII EN PALACIO RECIBE LIBRO DE GILLES-S XV - LIBRO HORAS DUQUE DE BERRY-12929 FR 4985 F13 V. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. CARLOS VII EL BIENAMADO FRANCIA.

Aaron Transforms the Rod into a Serpent; 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.)

The Adoration of the Magi; Master of the Llangattock Epiphany, Flemish, active about 1450 - 1460; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium, Europe; 1450s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 26.4 x 18.4 cm (10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

Giovanni di Paolo (Siena, ca. 1399-1482). St. Catherine before the Pope at Avignon (ca. 1460 - 1463). Tempera and gold on panel. 29 x 29 cm. Museum: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

Posthumous Miracles by Saint Vincent. Date/Period: Ca. 1455-1460. Painting. Tempera, stucco reliefs and gold leaf on wood. Height: 1,658 mm (65.27 in); Width: 974 mm (38.34 in). Author: JAUME HUGUET.

Book of Hours, use of Paris, in Latin and French. Salvator Mundi. Paris, ca. 1470. 175 x 120mm.

Job and musicians / Illumin. / c.1500

Hours of Francis I. Culture: French, Paris or Tours. Dimensions: Overall, bound dimensions, confirmed: 8 3/16 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (20.8 x 14.6 x 3.8 cm)Approximate dimensions of book in book cradle support:: 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 9 in. (24.1 × 29.2 × 22.9 cm). Maker: Master of François de Rohan (French, Paris, active ca. 1525-1546). Date: 1539-40.This is the only extant fully illuminated Book of Hours made for King Francis I (1494-1547, ruled from 1515). The eighteen illuminations in this devotional book feature the Gospels and various scenes from the lives of Christ and Mary. The most unusual miniature represents King Francis I kneeling before Saint Marcoulfe. By tradition, French kings venerated the saint's relics at Corbeny and were then empowered to heal those sick with the skin disease scrofula, called the "king's evil". With strong, bright colors and clearly defined compositions the so-called Master of François de Rohan painted the illuminations; the script is likely to be by Jean Mal

Saint John writing the Apocalypse. Book of hours of Jean Gros Miniature. 15th century. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France.

The Raising of Tabitha. Dated: c. 1460. Dimensions: overall: 156.2 x 138.2 cm (61 1/2 x 54 7/16 in.). Medium: tapestry: undyed wool warp, dyed wool and silk weft. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 15th Century.

CHARLES MARTEL (688-741). Frank prince and king. Charles Martel looks after punishment and banishment of two men, from the 'Grandes Chroniques de France', 14th c. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. MIDI-PYRÄNÄES. TARN. Castres. Goya Museum.

A group of French nobles : the reconciliation between sire Olivier de Clisson and the duc de Bretagne Date: 1390s

LIBRO HORAS DE LEONOR DE LA VEGA-ANUNCIACION A LOS PASTORES-VIT.24-2-PG 83-MANUSCRITO FLAMENCO S XV. Author: GUILLERMO VRELANT (1449-1481) ILUMINADOR DE LIBROS. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Birth of John the Baptist. Culture: Italian, probably Florence. Designer: Design attributed to Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian, Florence ca. 1420-1497 Pistoia). Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 x W. 19 1/2 inches (32.4 x 49.5 cm). Date: 1460-80.This embroidered panel, called an apparel, was part of the decoration of a priest's dalmatic. Or nué refers to the technique of embroidering colored silk threads over metal threads. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Circumcision; Willem Vrelant, Flemish, died 1481, active 1454 - 1481; Bruges, Belgium, Europe; early 1460s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 25.6 x 17.3 cm (10 1/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

CODICE TOJOS OUTOX - REYES - SIGLO XIII. Location: ARCHIVO HISTORICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Theater with personification of reason, 1578. Scene with personification of reason. On the opposite page a cartouche with the verse that stood above the scene. Theater performance during the arrival of Matthias in Brussels, January 18, 1578.

Initial capital letter with child Jesus among the doctors, miniature by Girolamo of Cremona and the Liberal of Verona from a gradual, manuscript, Italy 15th Century.

Saints Anthony, Sebastian and Christopher. Artist: Anonymous, German, Cologne, 15th century. Dimensions: 10-15/16 x 6-5/16 in.; 11 x 7-3/4 in.. Date: ca. 1470-90. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Job Derided by his Wife and Three Friends; Paris, France; 1544; Tempera colors and gold paint on uterine parchment; Leaf: 14.3 x 8.1 cm (5 5,8 x 3 3,16 in.)

Saint Bernard; Taddeo Crivelli (Italian, died about 1479, active about 1451 - 1479); Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; about 1469; Tempera colors, gold paint, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 10.8 x 7.9 cm (4 1,4 x 3 1,8 in.)

Frontal del altar de Sant Hilari de Vidrà, pintura al temple sobre madera, siglo XIII,. 91 x 146 x 5,5 cm., MEV 4439. Museu d'Art Medieval de Vic.

Josaphat buries Barlaam, while an Angel Holds his Crown; 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.)

MANUSCRITO-REINO DE ALEJANDRO EL GRANDE-REY DE MACEDONIA-MINIATURA MEDIEVAL. Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France.

SANTIAGO PEREGRINO O SAN JAIME- GRABADO. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

LIBRO DE LOS CASTIGOS DEL REY SANCHO IV DE CASTILLA - "CONFESION DEL ERMITAÑO" - FOL 64 - SIGLO XIII. Author: SANCHO IV (1258-1295). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

LIBRO DE LOS CASTIGOS DEL REY SANCHO IV DE CASTILLA - "CONFESION DEL ERMITAO" - FOL 64 - SIGLO XIII. Author: Sancho IV of Castile the Brave (1258-1295). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.

The Flight into Egypt; Master of the Dresden Prayer Book or workshop (Flemish, active about 1480 - 1515); Bruges, Belgium; about 1480 - 1485 ; Tempera colors and gold on parchment; Leaf: 20.5 x 14.8 cm (8 1,16 x 5 13,16 in.)

Miniature from a Book of Hours: Outpouring of the Holy Spirit, draughtsman: anonymous, 1475 - 1500, parchment (animal material), brush, h 86 mm × w 66 mm

Plaque with Adoration of the Shephards 15th century Atelier of Monvaerni. Plaque with Adoration of the Shephards 468104

MINIATURA-AVISAN AL REY ARTURO QUE LANCELOT DU LAC ATACA. Author: ANTOINE VERARD (IMPRESOR). Location: NATIONAL LIBRARY. France. KING ARTHUR. ARTURO III DE INGLATERRA.

Betrayal. Dated: c. 1490. Medium: hand-colored woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.

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