Old Testament genealogy from BL King's 395, ff. 2v-3
A diagram of Old Testament genealogy, including Noah, with diagrams of the world and Noah's ark. Image taken from ff. 2v-3 of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer Engli... More
Front binding from BL Add 14762, Front binding
Dark brown ~cuir ciselé~ binding depicting in the upper register, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, an angel defeating an evil, and a knight fighting a dragon (St George?) in the lower register. Image taken f... More
Detail from BL King's 395, f. 33
Image taken from f. 33 of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England). Written in English.
Detail from BL King's 395, f. 32v
Image taken from f. 32v of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England). Written in English.
Detail from BL King's 395, f. 2v
Image taken from f. 2v of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England). Written in English.
Genealogy of the kings of England from BL King's 395, ff. 32v-33
A diagram of the genealogy of the kings of England, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII. Image taken from ff. 32v-33 of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and... More
Detail from BL King's 395, f. 1v
Detail of decorated initials. Image taken from f. 1v of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England). Written in English.
Detail from BL King's 395, f. 3
Image taken from f. 3 of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England). Written in English.
Genealogical tree from BL Harley 3099, f. 39
Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree starting with Adam, with a standing figure of God at the top. Image taken from f. 39 of Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts. Written in Latin.
Coloured drawing from BL Harley 1782, f. 2
Coloured drawing of God standing before ?Adam. Image taken from f. 2 of Passion poem. Written in Cornish.
Creation from BL Harley 616, f. 1
Detail of a section of a six-part miniature of the days of Creation, of God creating the fishes and Adam and Eve, at the beginning of Genesis. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible (Genesis-Psalms), imperfect, ending ... More
Six Ages of the World from BL YT 31, f. 77
Detail of a circular diagram of the Six Ages of the World, with an angel at the centre with outspread arms. Each of the Ages of the World is represented by an emblematic scene. First Age (from Adam to Noah): ... More
The burial of Adam from BL Add 24189, f. 13v
Miniature of the burial of Adam, with Seth placing the seeds of the tree of knowledge in his mouth. Image taken from f. 13v of Illustrations for Mandeville's Travels (index Voyage d'outre mer, Itinerarium).
Scenes from the life of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v
Full-page miniature, upper register: the creation of Adam by the angels, lower register: Adam naming the animals. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Six Ages of the World from BL YT 31, f. 77
Circular diagram of the Six Ages of the World, with an angel at the centre with outspread arms. Each of the Ages of the World is represented by an emblematic scene. First Age (from Adam to Noah): the expulsi... More
Adam, Christ, and Solomon from BL YT 36, f. 153
Miniature of Adam, Christ and Solomon, with a sunburst of glory behind them. Image taken from f. 153 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
Detail: Creation and fall from BL YT 20, f. 1
Miniature divided into eight arcades showing scenes from Genesis: in the top four God divides the earth with compasses; makes the sun with a hammer; bends down to put a large fish in the sea as various beasts ... More
Arms of Edmund from BL YT 47, f. 105v
Shield in the lower margin with the standard of Edmund: Eve and Adam (labeled 'Eva' and 'Adam' in the margin) with the serpent and the Tree of Knowledge, with a flag and a lamb holding a cross within its branch... More
Dante and Adam from BL YT 36, f. 176
Detail of a miniature of Beatrice watching as Dante kneels before Adam, who stands within a circle of golden stars with five naked souls. Image taken from f. 176 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Writte... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 29
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 29 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutf... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 33
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 33 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutf... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 24
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 24 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutf... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, ff. 28v-29
Text pages with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from ff. 28v-29 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam... More
Creation of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v
Detail of a miniature of the creation of Adam by the angels. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 32v
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 32v of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Lout... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 16v
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Section on the boar, the greyhound, the dragon and the bull. Image taken from f. 16v of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Batt... More
Detail: Fall from BL YT 20, f. 1
Tree of the Knowledge, and the serpent encourages Adam and Eve to eat the fruit, at the beginning of the Bible Historiale. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible Historiale, 1st part (Genesis-Maccabees). Written in French.
Adam and Eve in Paradise from BL Eg 912, f. 10
Miniature of Adam and Eve in Paradise, at the beginning of Paulus Orosius's Histoire Ancienne. Image taken from f. 10 of Histoire Ancienne jusqu'a César, Le Fet des Romains. Written in French.
Expulsion from Eden from BL YT 31, f. 89
Detail of a miniature of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden by an angel with a sword, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 89 of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Wr... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, ff. 32v-33
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from ff. 32v-33 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam ... More
Detail from BL King's 395, f. 2
Detail of miniature and genealogy. Image taken from f. 2 of Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England). Written in English.
Christ in a chariot from BL YT 36, f. 129
Detail of a miniature of Christ in a chariot with Evangelist symbols, and Adam and Eve. Image taken from f. 129 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
Parable of the Sower from BL Arundel 44, f. 70
Drawing of the parable of the Sower, interpreted as the fruits of virginity, chastity, and conjugality, likening the virgins to the hundredfold fruit, the chaste to the sixtyfold fruit, and the married to the f... More
Fall of Man from BL YT 31, f. 88v
Miniature of Adam and Eve being chastised by God in the Garden of Eden, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 88v of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose version). Written in Spanish (... More
Boccaccio with Adam and Eve from BL Royal 18 D VII, f. 6
Detail of a miniature of Boccaccio writing, with Adam and Eve standing before him. Image taken from f. 6 of De casibus virorum illustrium (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et fammes). Written in French.
Explicit from BL Harley 6149, f. 126
Explicit of the 'vii Deeds of Honoure and their Seven Crownys'. Coloured drawing of the seventh crown. Image taken from f. 126 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic... More
Creation scenes from BL Harley 4412, f. 2
Coloured drawings of Creation scenes at the beginning of Genesis: of the creation of birds and fishes, animals, and Adam and Eve, with added arms in the lower margin, and added inscription in the upper margin ... More
Detail: Creation from BL YT 20, f. 1
God bends down to put a large fish in the sea as various beasts look on, and draws Eve from the rib of sleeping Adam, at the beginning of the Bible Historiale. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible Historiale, 1st par... More
Detail: Fall from BL YT 20, f. 1
An angel with a sword drives Adam and Eve from the garden, and in the final scene Adam uses a spade, Eve spins with a spindle, at the beginning of the Bible Historiale. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible Historiale... More
Scenes from Genesis from BL Add 27210, f. 2v
Full-page miniature, upper right: Adam naming the animals (Gen. 2:19-20), upper left: the Creation of Eve, the Temptation, lower right: the Sacrifice of Cain and Abel, lower left: Noah, his family and the anima... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 16
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Section on the leopard and the hart. Image taken from f. 16 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic ... More
Coloured drawing from BL Harley 1782, f. 1v
Coloured drawing of the Original Sin, with Adam and Eve on either side of the tree. Image taken from f. 1v of Passion poem. Written in Cornish.
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 17
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Section on the griffin, the modewarp (mole), the tiger, the horse and the bear. Image taken from f. 17 of Various heraldic treatises, including ... More
Adam from BL Add 27210, f. 2v
Detail of a miniature of Adam naming the animals (Gen. 2:19-20). Image taken from f. 2v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Golden Haggadah''). Written in Hebrew.
Dante and Adam from BL YT 36, f. 176
Miniature of Beatrice watching as Dante kneels before Adam, who stands within a circle of golden stars with five naked souls. Image taken from f. 176 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 28v
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 28v of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Lout... More
Tinted drawing from BL Harley 621, f. 1v
Tinted drawing of an angel expelling Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, and of Cain killing Abel. Image taken from f. 1v of Du Cas des Nobles Hommes et Femmes (index De casibus virorum et feminarum illustriu... More
Mermaid with mirror from BL Harley 6149, f. 30
Detail of a coat of arms with a mermaid holding a mirror. Image taken from f. 30 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44), 'The Boo... More
Adam naming the animals from BL Or 2884, f. 1v
Detail of a miniature of Adam naming the animals. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Adam, Christ, and Solomon from BL YT 36, f. 153
Detail of a miniature of Adam, Christ and Solomon, with a sunburst of glory behind them. Image taken from f. 153 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
Creation of Adam from BL Harley 4381, f. 7
Detail of a miniature of the creation of Adam. Image taken from f. 7 of Bible historiale (vol. 1). Written in French, with some Latin for frontispiece.
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 12v
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Image taken from f. 12v of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44),... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 15v
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Section on the lion. Image taken from f. 15v of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Ada... More
Christ in a chariot from BL YT 36, f. 129
Miniature of Christ in a chariot with Evangelist symbols, and Adam and Eve, and Dante and Apollo before Parnassus. Image taken from f. 129 of Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy). Written in Italian.
The Harrowing of Hell; Purgatory, Limbo, and Hell from BL YT 31, f. 25...
Four miniatures of Christ's descent into hell. Bottom left: miniature of the Harrowing of Hell, as Christ delivers the souls of Adam and Eve from the hell-mouth. Upper right: miniature of three souls chaine... More
Creation of Eve from BL King's 395, ff. 1v-2
Miniature of the creation of Eve, with foliate border and foliate initials, and a diagram of the the descendants of Adam and Eveat the beginning of a genealogy from Adam and Eve to the Kings of England. Image t... More
Creation of Adam from BL Eg 856, f. 5v
Miniature of the Creation of Adam. Image taken from f. 5v of Bible History. Written in German.
Adam and Eve from BL Royal 20 C IV, f. 8
Detail of a miniature of Adam and Eve with a serpent and the Tree of Knowledge. Image taken from f. 8 of De casibus virorum illustrium in French translation (Des cas des ruynes des nobles hommes et femmes). Wri... More
Fall of Man from BL YT 31, f. 88
Miniature of the Temptation of Eve by the serpent; miniature of Adam and Eve eating from the tree, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image taken from f. 88 of Breviari d'Amor (Catalan prose vers... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 30
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms. Image taken from f. 30 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutf... More
Creation of Adam from BL Royal 17 E III, f. 24v
Detail of a miniature of the Creation of Adam. Image taken from f. 24v of De proprietatibus rerum (Livre des proprietez des choses). Written in French.
Heraldry from BL Harley 6149, f. 13
Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut. Image taken from f. 13 of Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44), ... More
Creation of Adam from BL Or 2884, f. 1v
Detail of a miniature of the creation of Adam by the angels. Image taken from f. 1v of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Sister Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
Temptations of Christ from BL Harley 1527, f. 18v
Miniatures of the Temptations of Christ, with their moralisations below of the Temptation of Adam and Eve by the devil. Image taken from f. 18v of Bible moralisée (section of the Oxford-Paris-London Bible moral... More
Adam rebuked from BL YT 13, f. 21
Bas-de-page scene of the Creator, holding a book, rebuking Adam, wearing a fig leaf. With a decorated initial 'S'(ancte) with foliate motifs, and a full bar border. Image taken from f. 21 of Book of Hours, Use... More
Creation of Adam from BL YT 13, f. 19
Bas-de-page scene of God creating Adam, with decorated letters and a full bar border. Image taken from f. 19 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Written in Latin and French.
Figural poem from BL Harley 3045, f. 17v
The twelfth figural poem of book 1, bordered by foliate half-roundels, depicting the name of Adam in Greek letters, in silver. Image taken from f. 17v of De laudibus sanctae crucis, prefatory material (ff. 2v-5... More
Detail (top right) from BL Harley 3240, f. 5
Detail of a coloured drawing of the Original Sin (index Temptation) with the serpent, Eve and Adam. Image taken from f. 5 of Speculum humanae salvationis. Written in Latin.
Detail (top left) from BL Harley 3240, f. 5v
Detail of a coloured drawing of Adam and Eve eating apples from the forbidden tree. Image taken from f. 5v of Speculum humanae salvationis. Written in Latin.
Detail (top left) from BL Harley 3240, f. 5
Detail of a coloured drawing of God the Father warning Adam and Eve not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Image taken from f. 5 of Speculum humanae salvationis. Written in Latin.
Adam and Eve from BL Sloane 3451, f. 12
Detail of a drawing of Adam delving and Eve spinning, with children. Image taken from f. 12 of Speculum humanae salvationis, with tabula, prohemium, and 45 chapters. Written in Latin.
Descendants of Adam from BL Royal 1 D I, f. 167v
Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(dam) of the descendants of Adam, at the beginning of Chronicles I. Image taken from f. 167v of Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon'... More
Days of Creation with Adam and Eve cycle and Crucifixion from BL Royal...
Detail of a miniature next to the initial 'I'(n principio) of twelve compartments containing the Days of Creation, Temptation, Expulsion from Paradise and Labours of Adam and Eve, with display script and a mini... More
The tree of knowledge from BL YT 13, f. 20
Bas-de-page scene of God admonishing Adam and Eve about the tree of knowledge, with decorated letters and a partial bar border. Image taken from f. 20 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Writ... More
Temptation from BL Add 11639, f. 520v
Full-page miniature of Adam and Eve with the female-headed serpent and the Tree of Knowledge. Caption: 'This is Adam and Eve naked and the Tree of Knowledge and the serpent'. Image taken from f. 520v of Miscell... More
Detail from BL Lansdowne 456, f. 28v
Image taken from f. 28v of Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England, from Adam to Edward IV (the 'Considerans' chronicle). Written in Latin.
Genealogical Chronicle from BL Lansdowne 456, f. 28v
Genealogy of William the Conqueror to Henry I in a genealogical chronicle of the kings of England, from Adam to Edward IV (the 'Considerans' chronicle). Image taken from f. 28v of Genealogical Chronicle of the ... More
Detail from BL Sloane 3544, f. 15v
Detail of a miniature of Adam naming the animals, with various animals including a lion, deer, dog, rabbit, and horse. Image taken from f. 15v of Bestiary. Written in Latin.
Adam from BL Royal 12 F XIII, f. 34v
Detail of a miniature of Adam naming the animals, with a stag, a lion, a donkey, a rabbit, and a man riding a camel. Image taken from f. 34v of Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149). Written in Latin and French.
Adam from BL Royal 12 F XIII, f. 34v
Detail of a miniature of Adam naming the animals, with a stag, a lion, a donkey, a rabbit, and a man riding a camel. Image taken from f. 34v of Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149). Written in Latin and French.
The Crucifixion from BL Eg 608, f. 88
Miniature of the Crucifixion, with Mary and John flanking the cross, and personifications of the sun (Sol) and moon (Luna) above the arms of the cross, and half-length figures of Adam and Eve emerging from thei... More