Illuminated Manuscript Gallery
random fact
christianrepost
la music
koremounmeijanaika
thequantumbear
King Edward III of England (1312-1377) grants Aquitaine to his son, Edward the Black Prince. Initia
Lansdowne Psalter f.40rMarginal Monsters from the Lansdowne Psalter - made around 1220 in London Eng
whispererthe Caligula Troper, England c. 1055BL, Cotton Caligula A XIV, fol. 25r
Building of the Temple of Jerusalem, Jean Fouquet, ca. 1470
+ All Souls’ Day, Year C, November 2, 2019 +Dominus pascit me nihil mihi deerit.image: Le Pas
The baptism of Christ. Miniature from the Benedictional of St. Aethelwold, written by the monk Gode
Samson and the Foxes. Miniature from a 13th century Octateuch, illustrating Judges 15:4-5: “S
Miriam’s dance (Exodus 15:20). Illustration from the Bulgarian “Tomic Psalter”, artist unknown; ca.
A hunter blows his horn as his hunting dog attacks a beaver. Miniature from a late 13th century man
Jean de Saintré jousts with the Spanish knight Enguerrant. Miniature from an illuminated manuscrip
discardingimages:‘the properties of beasts’Bartholomeus Anglicus, ‘Livre des propriétés
discardingimages:salamander‘The salamander is so called because it is proof against fire. Of all poi
The Archangel Gabriel battles the Devil. Initial ‘G’ from a manuscript of the medieval encyclopedia
Initial letter S (beginning the Latin text of Psalm 68), featuring a griffin and its rider. Unknown
The Saint-Sever Beatus, also known as the Apocalypse of Saint-Sever, French Romanesque illuminated A
Bishop Braulio and Isidore of Seville. From a Swiss manuscript (2nd half of 10th century) of Isidor
Got any plans Thursday? Why not learn about some beautiful illuminated manuscripts with your friendl
discardingimages:owlBestiary, Thérouanne ca. 1277Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty Museum, MS. Ludwig X
Theophano Martiniake (died 893) wife of Byzantine Emperor Leo VI the Wise, and other illuminations f
Byzantine Empress Theodora II and other illuminations from the Menologion of Basil II made in c. 100
medievalpoc:Marcus Tullius Cicero, Aratea (Harley MS 647, ff 2v-17v)22 constellation figures contain
Bodleian Library. MS. Douce 300 fol. 038v, fol. 042. c.140: Le Pèlerinage de la vie humaine.“G
Bodleian Library. MS. Douce 300 fol. 038v, fol. 042. c.140: Le Pèlerinage de la vie humaine.“G
unhistorical:A nice chicken I encountered in the margins of a Haggadah, the ‘Ashkenazi Haggadah,’ wi
Prev
Next