Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Photo of Panel with Cusped Arches - Public domain dedication
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Tubal-Cain from BL Sloane 346, f. 13v
Drawing of Tubal-Cain with the anvil and Jubal inventing music holding a harp. Image taken from f. 13v of Speculum humanae salvationis, imperfect. Written in Latin, with added English interlinear translation. ... More
Bird from BL Harley 5709, f. 58v
Drawing of a bird holding a hairy hybrid in its peak, at ~parashat wa-yehi~ (Gen. 47:28-50:26). Image taken from f. 58v of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Ra... More
Byzantine Gospel Book - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript
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Elijah Begging for Fire from Heaven
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Josaphat before the Baptismal Font with a Tonsured Cleric
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Illuminated manuscript pages. Nativity scene illumination IV
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Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 99r: Tacuinum sanitatis: Ebrietas
Vor einer Schenke sitzen zwei Männer beim Wein. Der Wirt bringt Würfel zum Spielen.
The Dragon Giving the Sceptor of Power to the Beast from the Sea
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A Cognocenti contemplating ye Beauties of ye Antique / Js. Gillray--in...
An elderly Sir William Hamilton inspecting his antiquities, all of which refer to his wife, Lady Emma Hamilton and her lover, Lord Horatio Nelson. In the background hang four pictures on the wall: "Cleopatra", ... More
Souls in Purgatory - miniature, medieval manuscript
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Virgin Adoring the Christ Child from BL Add 39636, ff. 5-8, 11-12, 30-...
Historiated initial 'P' of the Virgin Adoring the Christ Child, measuring 250 x 210. On the reverse, partial two four-line staves, musical notation and text: '..lo tu /… Co[n]. Exulta'. Image taken from f. 7 of... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2407, f. 75v
Initial 'L'(yfe thow) with pen-flourishing with a drawing of twin dragons with the sun and moon. The dragons and text were reproduced by Elias Ashmole (b. 1617, d. 1692), on page 212 of his ~Theatrum chemicu... More
Birth of Saturn's children from BL Royal 17 E IV, f. 13
Detail of a miniature of the birth and destruction of Saturn's children, at the beginning of Metamorphoses. Image taken from f. 13 of Metamorphoses, second anonymous French translation (Ovide moralisé). Written... More
Church mass from BL Stowe 582, ff. 18v-19
Miniature of the church mass for the coronation of Claude de France, and decorated initial 'P'(uis), in Le Sacre de Claude de France. Image taken from ff. 18v-19 of Le Sacre de Claude de France. Written in French.
De Koning van Pruyssen, te paard
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Image from BL Eg 1146, f. 286 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 286 of Book of Hours, Use of Worms, with elements of a Breviary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount... More
Julian from BL YT 3, f. 278 - Public domain dedication image
Detail of a miniature of Julian in a boat, wearing a red cloak and holding a paddle. His mother carries a lantern and holds a paddle on the other end of the boat, while between them is Christ in the guise of a... More
Christ blessing from BL Add 18196, ff. 43-45, f. 43
Historiated initial 'S' of Christ blessing. Image taken from f. 43 of Cuttings from a choir book.
Christ among the Doctors from BL Add 39636, ff. 4, 9, 15-16, 19-27, 33...
Historiated initial 'I' or 'L' with Christ among the Doctors, measuring 165 x 160 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text '..Vidi m[us] /..in oriente et'. Image taken from f... More
Adoration of the Magi from BL Add 52539, f. 2
Historiated initial 'D' of the Adoration of the Magi, with three-sided partial border of heavy acanthus ornament inhabited by a kneeling figure, human heads, and gold bezants, at the beginning of Sext in the Ho... More
Peter from BL Add 18196, ff. 43-45, f. 44
Historiated initial 'Q' of Peter. Image taken from f. 44 of Cuttings from a choir book.
Mandragora from BL Harley 5294, f. 43
Pen drawing of the mandragora plant (mandrake), supposed to have a human-shaped root and which can be uprooted by tying a dog to it. Image taken from f. 43 of Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a h... More
Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, fro...
The Assumption of the Virgin, celebrated on August 15, is an especially important holiday in Siena. Niccolò di ser Sozzo, one of the city's renowned illuminators of the fourteenth century, painted it numerous t... More
Reinaert met een brief bij Canteclaer en zijn gezin
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Boy received into a monastery from BL Royal 10 D VIII, f. 82v
Detail of a miniature of a boy being received into a monastery, with a foliate initial 'Q'(uidam), at the beginning of causa 1. Image taken from f. 82v of Decretum, with the Glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
The life of the Virgin, the life and Passion of Christ and the Evangel...
An engraved historiated full-page border of medallions containing the four Evangelists and scenes from the life of the Virgin and the life and Passion of Christ: (anti-clockwise from top left) of the Annunciati... More
Indische vlinder en Zweedse vlinders
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Manuscript Leaf, tempera, page of illuminated manuscript
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God omnipotent gives the earthly kingdom to good and bad rulers; Happi...
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Saint Mary Magdalen, tempera - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Bloemmotieven op een geel fond - Public domain dedication image
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Tekeningen naar Maruyama Okyo - Public domain dedication image
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De wolf past op de schapen - Public domain dedication image
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Le Baptême du Christ, Bulgarian Icon
Inscription - en haut : "HE BAPTISMA TOU XRISTOU". Au centre de la composition, le Christ se tient debout sur un piédestal, au milieu du Jourdain aux flots stylisés. Il bénit des deux mains. Il porte une tuniqu... More
Plaque with Christ In Majesty - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Plaque with the Visitation, Limousin, Occitania, France
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Annunciation in an Initial M - Public domain dedication image
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Glass panel, 14th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Diptych with the Adoration of the Magi (left); Saint Christopher, Vera...
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"Rustam Comes from Kabul to Pay Homage to Kai Khusrau", Folio from a S...
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"Rustam Avenges his Own Impending Death", Folio from a Shahnama (Book ...
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"Rustam Falls in the Spear-Lined Pit", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of ...
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Saint Thomas, 14th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Ars sive artes (Art or Arts) from BL Royal 6 E VI, f. 138v
Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(rtes) of a teacher at a desk, with pupils. Image taken from f. 138v of Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio). Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known a... More
The fall of man: Adam and Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good a...
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Naaman dips himself seven times in the river Jordan and is cured
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Diptych with the Story of Salvation
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Burning of books from BL Royal 20 C VII, f. 189
Detail of a miniature of heretical books and robes of the Turlupins burnt, at the beginning of chapter 38 of 'Charles V' book. Image taken from f. 189 of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to 1380).... More
The Conquest of Naples by Charles of Durazzo
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The Coronation of the Virgin, and Saints
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Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from an Antiphonary
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David and Goliath, tempera, page of illuminated manuscript
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Manuscript Leaf with Initial O, from an Antiphonary
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Manuscript Illumination with Initial Q, from a Choir Book
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Jeremiah from BL Royal 1 E IX, f. 193
Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of God touching the mouth of Jeremiah. Image taken from f. 193 of Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names. Wr... More
Altar Shrine with Madonna and Child with Donor
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Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial ...
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Ivory Plaque, 14th century - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Manuscript Illumination with Saint Trudo (Trond) in an Initial O, from...
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Aristanemi's Bridal Pavilion (top) and Witnessing Animals for Slaughte...
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Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from an Antiphonary
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Manuscript Leaf with Initial B, from an Antiphonary
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Manuscript Leaf with Initial F, from an Antiphonary
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Playing Cards, Italian 15th century
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Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 40r: Tacuinum sanitatis: Fructus Mandragore
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Abraham and Isaac from BL Or 2737, f. 93
Detail of a full-page miniature of Abraham and Isaac at Mount Moriah (Gen. 22:4). Image taken from f. 93 of Haggadah for Passover (the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'). Written in Hebrew.
glasmålning av glas, Sweden - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 54r: Tacuinum sanitatis: Estas
Ganze Seite: Miniatur (zu ‘Estas’: Links ein ährenbekränzter Jüngling als Allegorie des Sommers, rechts ein Bauernpaar beim Getreideschnitt) und Beischrift
Champlevé Tabernacle of Cherves, Limousin, Occitania, France
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Preparation for the Crucifixion, 15th century
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Photo of Plaque with the Crucifixion - Public domain dedication
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Christ at the Marriage of Cana (Schr. 136a)
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Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary
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De doop van Clovis I en de slag bij Tolbiac
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David in Prayer, illuminated manuscript
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Confession, Anonymous, German 15th century
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Leaf from a Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)
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Christ Nailed to the Cross - Public domain dedication image
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Christ before Pilate - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript
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Photo of Saint John - Public domain dedication
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"Captured Indian Raja Brought to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni", Folio from ...
Hafiz-i Abru (d. 1430) Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat
"Bizhan Forces Farud to Retreat into his Fort", Folio from a Shahnama ...
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All Saints in an Initial E or O
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Saint Germain - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript
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Giovanni Boccaccio - Athaliah from BL Royal 16 G V, f. 62, illuminated...
Detail of a miniature of Athaliah ordering the slaughter of the princes of Judah, with her death by stoning behind. Image taken from f. 62 of De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation (Le livre de... More
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise
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Cod. 11093, fol. 34v: Fecht - und Ringbuch
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The Annunciation to the Virgin - Public domain dedication image
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Llangattock Hours - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript, Willem Vrelant
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Krishna Embracing Radha, brush drawing
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Manuscript Leaf with the Celebration of a Mass in an Initial S, from a...
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![Symbol of St. Luke: ox, with (19) city of #Jericho/Jerusalem#, (20) money box, vine-tendril, (21) prophet, Christ of the Last Judgement, with sunrays and stars, (22) chalice, Host, (23) head of a Jew, (24) banner of the Agnus Dei [without Lamb], three ointment-jars](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn8/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTYvMDUvMTUvc3ltYm9sLW9mLXN0LWx1a2Utb3gtd2l0aC0xOS1jaXR5LW9mLWplcmljaG9qZXJ1c2FsZW0tMjAtbW9uZXktYm94LXZpbmUtdGVuZHJpbC1iNDk0OGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/55/webp "Symbol of St. Luke: ox, with (19) city of #Jericho/Jerusalem#, (20) money box, vine-tendril, (21) prophet, Christ of the Last Judgement, with sunrays and stars, (22) chalice, Host, (23) head of a Jew, (24) banner of the Agnus Dei [without Lamb], three ointment-jars")
Symbol of St. Luke: ox, with (19) city of #Jericho/Jerusalem#, (20) mo...
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Cod. 11093, fol. 38r: Fecht - und Ringbuch
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Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation in the Templ in an Initi...
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Manuscript Leaf with the Nativity in an Initial H, from an Antiphonar...
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The seventh angel with his vial, bringing disasters and destruction up...
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All Saints - Italian illuminated manuscript
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