Manuscript Illuminations

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Illuminations from “The Gospels of Henry the Lion”, made ​​for the Duke of Saxony and Ba

Illuminations from a 12th century German manuscript “Hortus Deliciarum”, c. 1180

Illuminations from the Shaftesbury Psalter, 2nd quarter of 12th century England

Illuminations from the “Cantigas de Santa Maria”  manuscripts written in Galician-Portug

Adoration of the ShepherdsFrancesco di Marco Marmitta da Parma (Italian; 1457–1505)ca. 1500Tempera a

Illuminations from the Vienna Dioscorides, a Byzantine illuminated manuscript of De Materia Medica f

Illuminations from a 15th century Bible made in the workshop Ludwig Henfflin, 1477

Illuminations from the 14th century Bible of Naples, c. 1340, some or all  illustrations by Cristofo

Illuminations from the Chronicon Pictum, made in Kingdom of Hungary between 1358–1370

Illuminations from the “Paris Psalter” a 10th c. Byzantine manuscript; an example of Mac

Illuminations from the Gospels of Holy Roman Emperor Otto III by the Meister der Reichenauer Schule,

14th century illuminations from a manuscript on the Trojan war made in Vienna, 1445-50

Illuminations from the Peterborough Psalter, 1300-1325 England

Qu’ran folios (prayers in gold Thuluth within illuminated panels)Iran, Shiraz Ink, colors, and gold

PentecostWorkshop of Maître François (François Le Barbier?)Paris, ca. 1475–80Horæ (Book of Hours) fo

Illuminations from the Gero-Codex, the oldest manuscript of the Reichenau school of illumination, c.

gettypubs:These beautiful illuminations are by T’oros Roslin, a central figure of Armenian manuscrip

aucelo:Peraldus. Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis. England, 3rd quarter of the

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

CrucifixionMaster of the First Prayer Book of Maximillian and Associates (Flemish; ca. 1444–1519)ca.

deer costumeRoman d’Alexandre, Flanders 1338-1344Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 264, fol. 70r

Illuminations from “The Wigalois of Wirnt von Grafenberg” a Middle High German Novel, 13

Man in vegetables in Initial D of Psalm 22Book of Psalms11th century (second half)

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