Medieval Illumination

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Whore of BabylonBeatus of Liébana, Commentaria in Apocalypsin (the ‘Beatus of Saint-Sever’), Saint-S

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

useless-catalanfacts:A capital letter from the Vidal Mayor codex, the first compilation of the laws

busty half-lioness‘Hours of Joanna the Mad’, Bruges 1486-1506BL, Add 18852, fol. 381r

rossodimarte:Unknown Catalan. Garganus and the Bull. c.1225-50 by arthistory390 on Flickr.Unknown Ca

kutxx:2.Passional of Abbess Kunigunde14th century, miniature, National Library of the Czech Republic

nihtegale:Nectanebus and Olympias entangled, with a dragon watching at the foot of the bed. 

muspeccoll:Manuscript Monday is moving to Instagram! Follow us there for more beautiful illumination

interlinear weaselLuttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340British Library, Add 42130, fol. 49v

medieval-women:An illustration showing the celestial influences on a newborn child as it is passed t

discardingimages:trumpet noseBible, France ca. 1270-1290.Bibliothèque d’Agglomération de Saint-Omer,

smcdwer:King Olaf in the 13th century Nidaros Antiphonal (Add. 47 2o).This liturgical manuscript, co

Guelphs v Ghibellines: Battle of Montecatini (1315)A battle fought fought between combined Florentin

medievalpoc:Nikolaus Glockendon IUnderbar F With Saint MauriceGermany (1524)Illumination on Parchmen

A miniature depicting 12th century poet Marie de France. There is scant information on her life but

professorerudite:This is from Codex Manesse, but it reminds me of Erec and Eninde by Chretien de Tro

workplaceApocalypse, Flanders ca. 1313BnF, Français 13096, fol. 87r

the lustful in flames(Purgatorio XXV)Dante, Divina Commedia, Urbino and Ferrara 1477-1478Biblioteca

chouettealunettes:Animals seems to have a lot of fun in that medieval fables collection ! BnF : http

manticorebestiary, England ca. 1226-1250Bodleian Library, MS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r

inacom:Two ruffians attempting to gouge out Pope Leo III’s eyes and cut off his tongue. Bibliothèque

worldhistoryfacts:Pope Urban II consecrates the new altar at the Cluny III Monastery in 1095. This m

Jean de Saintré jousts with the Spanish knight Enguerrant.   Miniature from an illuminated manuscrip

five woundsprayer book, Upper Swabia 1476Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod.brev.12,

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