Decorated letter from BL Harley 7586A, f. 2
Detail of the Hebrew letter ~shin~ decorated with foliate motifs, which served as a book plate of the patron Shabbetai ben Mattatya of Rome (see Narkiss, 1984). Image taken from f. 2 of Guide of the Perplexed (... More
Jerusalem from BL Eg 1070, f. 5
Full-page miniature of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock Image taken from f. 5 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French.
Death from BL Harley 2936, f. 84
Detail of a miniature of Death, at the beginning of Matins in the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 84 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin.
Tudor Rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2
Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus s... More
Standard Finial LACMA M.76.97.952
Wikimedia Commons image page ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Standard_Finial_LACMA_M.76.97.952.jpg ) .Description..Title.Standard Finial..Description.: Iran, Luristan, circa 1350-800 B.C..: Architectur... More
Compartmented Seal with Birds and Mountains LACMA AC1995.5.14
Wikimedia Commons image page ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Compartmented_Seal_with_Birds_and_Mountains_LACMA_AC1995.5.14.jpg ) ..Description..Title.Compartmented Seal with Birds and Mountains..Descri... More
Coptic Manuscript, Egypt, 11th Century AD
Found Egypt
Coptic Manuscript Leaf Fragment, Egypt
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Coptic Manuscript Leaf Fragment, Egypt
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Coptic Manuscript Leaves Fragment, Egypt
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Coptic Manuscript Leaf Fragment, Egypt
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Pope Felix, Simplicius and Faustina from BL YT 49, vol. 2, f. 27v
Unfinished miniatures of Pope Felix and of Simplicius and Faustina, with illuminated initials and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of their legends. Image taken from vol. 2, f. 27v of La légende dorée ... More
Greek Manuscripts 1251. Sticherarion, Byzantine
Manuscript was filmed and made available in 1952. Copied on paper.
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Greek Manuscripts 812. Oktoëchos Oktoechos
Copied on paper and vellum.
Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Greek Manuscripts 1251. Sticherarion, Byzantine
Manuscript was filmed and made available in 1952. Copied on paper.
Leaf from a Coptic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Greek Manuscripts 1251. Sticherarion, Byzantine
Manuscript was filmed and made available in 1952. Copied on paper.
Leaves from a Coptic Manuscript
Made in Byzantine Egypt
Greek Manuscripts 812. Oktoëchos Oktoechos
Copied on paper and vellum.
Portrait of a Woman
Attributed to Iran
Fragment of a Letter, Egypt, 9th Century AD
Attributed to Egypt
Decorated initials from BL Harley 3063, f. 126
Decorated initials 'L' and 'P' at the beginning of the commentary on Paul's Epistle to the Thessalonians. Image taken from f. 126 of Commentary on Paul's ten shorter epistles, ad Thessalonicenses; Ambrosiaster ... More
Pahlavi Letter, 7th century
Attributed to Egypt
Dish LACMA M.2006.139
Wikimedia Commons image page ( http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dish_LACMA_M.2006.139.jpg ) ..Description..Title.Dish..Description..: Turkey, Iznik, third quarter of 16th century.: Furnishings; Servicewar... More
"Manuchihr Kills Salm", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020) Attributed to India, Kashmir
"Rustam Kills the Commander of the Dehz", Folio from a Shahnama (Book ...
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020) Attributed to India, Kashmir
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 26v
Text page. Image taken from f. 26v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 21
Text page. Image taken from f. 21 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 153
Text page. Image taken from f. 153 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 130v
Decorated initial 'In'(principio), at the beginning of John. Image taken from f. 130v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 147
Text page. Image taken from f. 147 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 70
Text page. Image taken from f. 70 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 115
Text page. Image taken from f. 115 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 79v
Text page. Image taken from f. 79v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 68v
Text page. Image taken from f. 68v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 29
Text page. Image taken from f. 29 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 142
Text page. Image taken from f. 142 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 46v
Text page. Image taken from f. 46v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 123
Text page. Image taken from f. 123 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 63
Text page. Image taken from f. 63 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 57
Text page. Image taken from f. 57 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 31v
Text page. Image taken from f. 31v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 39
Text page. Image taken from f. 39 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 39v
Text page. Image taken from f. 39v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text from BL Sloane 1044, f. 2
Fragment of John 21, from an 8th-century Gospel book, probably from Northumbria. Image taken from f. 2 of Fragment of a Gospel Book (John 21:16). Written in Latin.
Calligraphic Fragments, Egypt, 9th Century CE (AD)
Attributed to Egypt
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 96
Text page. Image taken from f. 96 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 145
Text page. Image taken from f. 145 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 51
Text page. Image taken from f. 51 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 27
Text page. Image taken from f. 27 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 137v
Text page. Image taken from f. 137v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 124
Text page. Image taken from f. 124 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 43v
Text page. Image taken from f. 43v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 19v
Text page. Image taken from f. 19v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 141v
Text page. Image taken from f. 141v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 82v
Text page. Image taken from f. 82v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 58
Text page. Image taken from f. 58 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 22
Text page. Image taken from f. 22 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 74v
Text page. Image taken from f. 74v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 1
Text page with an initial 'N'(ovum), at the beginning of the Epistle of Jerome to Damasus. Image taken from f. 1 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 52
Decorated initial 'M'(archus), at the beginning of the prologue to Mark. Image taken from f. 52 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 140v
Text page. Image taken from f. 140v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 93
Text page. Image taken from f. 93 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 28v
Text page. Image taken from f. 28v of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 6
Text page. Image taken from f. 6 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Text page from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 116
Text page. Image taken from f. 116 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.
Canon Tables from BL Royal 1 B VII, f. 11
Canon Tables. Image taken from f. 11 of Gospel Book. Written in Latin.