Religious Manuscript Gallery
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The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. Miniature from the Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights)
Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435-60), ‘Guardian Angel and Demon Fighting over th
The Pentecost, Bohemian Master, 1413-15
Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435-60), ‘St. Michael Battling Demons’, &ldqu
Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435-60), ‘St. George Slaying the Dragon’, &ld
Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435-60), “Book of Hours of Catherine of Cleves&rdqu
Master of Catherine of Cleves (active ca. 1435-60), ‘Mouth of Hell’, “Book of Hour
The Nativity: The Adoration of the Christ Child by Mary and Joseph (miniature from folio 066r from t
QUR'AN, Signed TANAM AL-NAJMI AL-MALIKI AL-ASHRAFI, MAMLUK, Egypt, 1489
St. Michael (the Archangel Michael) and two other archangels combat Satan (in dragon form). Illumin
St. Peter Healing a Crippled Beggar (p. 228v from the Ottheinrich-Bibel), Matthias Gerung, ca. 1530-
a manuscript prayer written on the paste down* of a religious book printed in 1702 - a fascinating p
Scenes of miracles, from a 13th century abridgment (abbreviatio) of the Domesday Book. Above: King
Ms. Codex 1079 - [Von den Tugenden] This manuscript features a treatise on the cultivation of virtue
Building of the Temple of Jerusalem, Jean Fouquet, ca. 1470
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.
The Archangel Gabriel battles the Devil. Initial ‘G’ from a manuscript of the medieval encyclopedia
Christ hands St. Peter the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Illumination by Lorenzo Monaco from an an
The future King David, still a shepherd, slays a lion to protect his flock; a dead bear and unicorn
The Virgin and Child, with a self-portrait of the artist Matthew Paris beneath. Miniature from the
St. John the Evangelist at work. Miniature from an illuminated Gospel Book by the monk Georgios, (?
michaelmoonsbookshop:a manuscript prayer written on the paste down* of a religious book printed in 1
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