Herba oenante - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Itinerary to Jerusalem from BL Royal 14 C VII, f. 4v
Section of an illustrated itinerary to Jerusalem, showing the cities of Damascus, Antioch and Acre. Image taken from f. 4v of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Writt... More
Stork from BL Add 16577, f. 41v
Detail of decorated initial-word panels at the beginning of the customs of Purim accompanied by a white stork holding a fish in its beak. Image taken from f. 41v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Bishop and monks from BL Royal 11 D IX, f. 210v
Detail of a miniature of a bishop and two monks, at the beginning of causa 18. Image taken from f. 210v of Decretum, with the glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known ... More
Initial S with Saint Peter Liberated from Prison
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St. Michael fighting the dragon
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Ginger and Turmeric from BL Eg 747, f. 105v
Miniature of a a zinziber, or ginger plant; miniature of a zedoar, or zedoary, or turmeric plant. Image taken from f. 105v of Tractatus de herbis (Herbal); De Simplici Medicina (index Secreta Salernitana); Circ... More
Ulysses wrestles with Thelamon; departure of the Greeks from Troy
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Three Living and Three Dead from BL Harley 2917, f. 119
Miniature of three living, a pope, an emperor, and a king, and three dead wearing a mitre, a large crown, and a small crown, decorated initial 'D'(ilexi) and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Office... More
Deuteronomy from BL Harley 5710, f. 110v
Initial-word panel ~Elleh~ (these) decorated with penwork and accompanied by a foliate border inhabited by a figure, at the beginning of Deuteronomy. Image taken from f. 110v of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~... More
Pythagoras, who defended the doctrine of metempsychosis or transmigrat...
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Christ appearing to the disciples
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St. Simon Zelotes holding a book and St. Jude Thaddaeus
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The prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer
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The Stoning of Saint Stephen - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 86v: Tacuinum sanitatis: Vinum vetus odoriferu...
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Zodiacal Sign of Capricorn - Gold leaf illuminated manuscript
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Haggai from BL Harley 5711, f. 120
Decorated initial-word panel ~Bi-shnat~ (in the year of) accompanied with a foliate border inhabited by hybrids, at the beginning of Haggai. Image taken from f. 120 of Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~. Wr... More
Chimpo Urma - postconquest Peruvian, J. Paul Getty Museum
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Adoration of the Magi from BL YT 3, f. 93v
Detail of a miniature of the Adoration of the Magi, with angels above bearing a scroll reading 'nonda xalt', at the beginning of Sext of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 93v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The D... More
Image from BL YT 27, f. 101v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 101v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of Yolande of Flanders'). Written in Latin, with some French. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collector and philanthropist who... More
Diagram of the winds from BL Harley 2767, f. 16v
Detail of a diagram of the eight winds at Book I, vi, 12. Image taken from f. 16v of On Architecture (De architectura). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscrip... More
Lion from BL Harley 5709, f. 84v
A drawing of a lion in the inner margin, at ~parashat mishpatim~ (Ex. 21:1-24:18). Image taken from f. 84v of Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos and Rashi’s commentary (ff. 1-240v), ~Haftarot~ with Rashi’s commenta... More
Bear suckling two cubs from BL Harley 1340, f. 11v
Detail of a bear suckling two cubs at the feet of Pope Eugenius IV. Image taken from f. 11v of Vaticinia de Pontificibus (index Prophecies of the Popes). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to ... More
Author portrait from BL Harley 3969, f. 41
Historiated initial 'E'(x Cassiodoro) with the author Cassiodorus pointing at an open book, and a foliated tendril extending into the margin; the body of the letter contains a blue figure. Smaller historiated i... More
Plants from BL Sloane 4016, f. 40
Miniatures of plants, and a cat and mouse. Image taken from f. 40 of Herbal. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the development of British... More
Plants from BL Harley 1585, ff. 37v-38
Miniatures of plants. Image taken from ff. 37v-38 of Medical miscellany of a pharmacopeial compilation, including a herbal and bestiary illustrating the pharmocopeial properties of animals (see Notes). Written ... More
Pièta: Mary mourning the dead Christ
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Death - miniature, medieval manuscript, illuminated manuscript
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St. Peter and St. Paul - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Sun and dragon from BL Sloane 1171, ff. 100v-101
Ink drawing with washes of the sun and a dragon, in the Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Image taken from ff. 100v-101 of Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae. Written in Latin, English, Greek. Sir Hans Sloan... More
The Agony in the Garden: Christ prays in Gethsemane
The Agony in the Garden refers to the event in the life of Jesus Christ when he went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray before his arrest and crucifixion. According to the New Testament, he was overwhelmed wit... More
Herba linozostis; mercurialis - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Malachi preaching - miniature, medieval manuscript
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A skull - Public domain medieval manuscript
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The storming of Jerusalem by the crusaders
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King Edward III from BL YT 48, f. 41
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(ome) of Edward III, at the beginning of his Statutes. Image taken from f. 41 of Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to H... More
Matfres from BL Royal 19 C I, f. 7
Miniature of Matfres instructing four crowned lovers and troubadours. Image taken from f. 7 of Breviari d'Amor. Written in French (Occitan) (Provencal). The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Ro... More
Detail: Emperor Justinian from BL Arundel 484, f. 6
Miniature of the Emperor Justinian with a sword, surrounded by several figures, at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus. Image taken from f. 6 of Digestum Vetus with glossa ordinaria. Written in Latin. ... More
Two souls in Purgatory - miniature, medieval manuscript
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Pliny from BL Harley 2677, f. 1
Detail of a miniature in colours and gold showing Pliny writing in his study and a landscape with animals, rivers, the sea, sun and moon. Image taken from f. 1 of Historia naturalis (index Natural history). Wri... More
St. John Chrysostom preaching before heretics
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St. Barbara holding a palm, a tower beside her
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John from BL Harley 2788, f. 161v
Miniature of an Evangelist portrait of John. Image taken from f. 161v of Four Gospels (the 'Golden Gospels', 'Harley Golden Gospels'; 'Codex Aureus'), with canon tables (ff. 6v-12), and capitulary (ff. 199-208v... More
Sheep and ewes from BL Royal 12 F XIII, f. 35
Detail of a miniature of sheep and ewes. Image taken from f. 35 of Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149). Written in Latin and French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collec... More
The Crucifixion, with Mary, St. John, the confessing centurion and sol...
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Man vomiting from BL Harley 5294, f. 23v
Pen drawings of a man vomiting into a container with another figure standing nearby, and a plant. Image taken from f. 23v of Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for co... More
Xpc (Christ) from BL Royal 6 E VII, f. 526v
Detail of a historiated initial 'X'(pc) of Christ as a king with the instruction for an illuminator reading, 'Sedeat christus…', next to the initial. Image taken from f. 526v of Omne Bonum (Jacob-Zacharias). Wr... More
Partial border from BL Harley 5221, f. 2
Partial border with foliate motifs, a large faceted initial 'C'(um), and two putti flanking the coat of arms of Andrea Matteo Acquaviva, duke of Atri. Image taken from f. 2 of On Strategems (index Strategemata)... More
Symbol of St. Mark: lion, with (1) baptismal font, (2) cushion [bed of...
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Angel with Harp, tempera, page of illuminated manuscript
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Manuscript Leaf with Marriage Scene, from Decretals of Gregory IX
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"Rakhsh Kills a Lion while Rustam is Asleep", Folio from a Shahnama (B...
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Basilisk and regulus from BL Royal 12 C XIX, f. 63
Miniature of a basilisk and two victims of its murderous gaze, a man and a ermine or ferret, and a miniature of a regulus. Image taken from f. 63 of Bestiary, and various theological texts, e.g., Isidore of Sev... More
Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Map of northern Europe from BL Harley 7182, f. 65
Map, entitled 'Descriptio Quartae Tabulae Europae', with Germany, Denmark and Scandinavian islands. Image taken from f. 65 of Geography (index Cosmographie primus) with twenty-seven maps. Written in Latin. The... More
Achilles and Telephus kill Teuthras, king of Mysia; Agamemnon assemble...
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Resurrection from BL Harley 2891, f. 153
Historiated initial 'R'(esurexi) of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday). Image taken from f. 153 of Missal, use of Paris. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript... More
Two of the temptations of Christ in the desert by Satan; Christ minist...
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Manuscript Leaf with Saint Christopher Bearing Christ
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Stoning of Stephen from BL YT 49, vol. 1, f. 16
Detail of a miniature of the stoning of Stephen, with an historiated initial 'E'(stienne) of Stephen preaching, at the beginning of his legend. Image taken from vol. 1, f. 16 of The Golden Legend (La Légende Do... More
Margaret in prayer from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 312v
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Margaret kneeling in prayer towards a cloud containing Christ. Image taken from f. 312v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The... More
Third angel sounding his trumpet from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 138
Detail of a miniature of John witnessing the third angel sounding his trumpet, causing a great star, called Wormwood, to fall from the sky into the streams of the earth, resulting in the deaths of those who tas... More
March from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 73v
Detail of a miniature of men pruning vines, on a calendar page for March. Image taken from f. 73v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions. The BL Royal Manuscript Co... More
Musicians from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 197
Bas-de-page scene of two men, one with bagpipes, dancing, and the other with a tabor, with an inhabited initial 'F'(undamenta) with a dragon at its centre. Image taken from f. 197 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Ps... More
Arthur and Guinevere from BL Add 38117, f. 224
Detail of miniature of Arthur and Guinevere. Image taken from f. 224 of Joseph d'Arimathie (ff. 1-18), Le Livre de Merlin (ff. 18v-74), Suite de Merlin (ff. 74-226), ('the Huth Manuscript'). Written in French.
Angel giving John the book from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 145v
Detail of a miniature of the angel, standing with one foot on the sea and one foot on the earth, giving the book to John, in illustration of Revelation 10: 8-11. Image taken from f. 145v of La lumiere as lais; ... More
Rider on a red horse from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 127v
Miniature of John witnessing the rider on a red horse, holding large sword, illustrating Revelation 6:4. Image taken from f. 127v of La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse'). Written in French. ... More
John and the beast from the earth from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 160
Detail of a miniature of John and four worshippers standing before the beast from the earth, with two horns, in illustration of Revelation 13:11. Image taken from f. 160 of La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the '... More
Nicasius from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 272
Detail of a bas-de-page scene of Nicasius and two others being beheaded by a man with a raised sword. Image taken from f. 272 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.... More
Christ with the Lamb from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 124
Detail of a miniature of the Adoration of Christ in Majesty with the Lamb taking the Book, illustrating Revelation 5: 6-7. Image taken from f. 124 of La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocalypse'). Wr... More
Rider on a white horse from BL Royal 15 D II, f. 127
Detail of a miniature of John witnessing the rider on a white horse, holding a bow and wearing a crown, illustrating Revelation 6:2. Image taken from f. 127 of La lumiere as lais; Apocalypse (the 'Welles Apocal... More
"The Combat of Rustam and Kafur", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings...
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"The Combat of Rustam and Puladvand", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of K...
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"Horseman and Fragment of Text", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)
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"Kai Khusrau Wrestles with Shida", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of King...
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"Buzurjmihr Masters the Game of Chess", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of...
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Pompeius in Jerusalem from BL Royal 20 D I, f. 362v
Bas-de-page miniature of Pompeius in Jerusalem. Image taken from f. 362v of Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César, part 3 of the second redaction. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as... More
Naval battle from BL Royal 20 D I, f. 263v
Bas-de-page miniature of a naval battle. Image taken from f. 263v of Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César, part 3 of the second redaction. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Ro... More
John of England and Louis VIII from BL Royal 16 G VI, f. 385
Detail of a miniature of a battle with John, king of England, and Louis VIII on the march. Image taken from f. 385 of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection,... More
The idolatry of the Ephraimite Micah: Micah worships the idol
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Nimrod supervising the building of the Tower of Babel
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The Creation: God forms Eve from Adam's rib; the creation of the beast...
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Charlemagne from BL Royal 16 G VI, f. 130v
Detail of a miniature of Charlemagne holding a parliament; the Saxons submitting to Charlemagne; Charlemagne having the Saxons baptised. Image taken from f. 130v of Chroniques de France ou de St Denis. Written ... More
Crusaders from BL Royal 19 D I, f. 187v
Detail of a miniature of the king of France and his crusading army on a ship, approaching a fortress manned by Saracens. Image taken from f. 187v of Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoir... More
Emperor from BL Royal 19 D I, f. 185v
Miniature of the Emperor enthroned with an orb, giving orders to his followers. Image taken from f. 185v of Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romanc... More
Folio from a Mu'nis al-ahrar fi daqa'iq al-ash'ar (The Free Man's Comp...
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Decorated initial word from BL Eg 872, f. 126
Decorated initial word ~Wa-yiqra~ (And [the Lord] called) in brown ink, at the beginning of Leviticus. Image taken from f. 126 of Commentary on the Pentateuch with the ~Haftarot~ (ff. 1-240) on the Five Scrolls... More
Menorah from BL Eg 872, f. 101v
Detail of a page: drawing of a menorah with explanatory captions. Image taken from f. 101v of Commentary on the Pentateuch with the ~Haftarot~ (ff. 1-240) on the Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 240v-270),... More
"Kharrad Recognizes the "Princess" as being an Automaton", Folio from ...
Abu'l Qasim Firdausi (935–1020) Made in Iran, Shiraz
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy
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Red heifer from BL Add 10456, f. 28v
Detail of a page: miniature of a red heifer in the lower margin illustrating a ~piyyut~ (liturgical poem) for ~Shabbat Parah~. Caption: ‘Red heifer’. Mutilated by a later trimming. Image taken from f. 28v of Fe... More
Moses from BL Royal 19 D II, f. 77
Detail of a miniature of Moses on the Mount. Image taken from f. 77 of Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good'). Written in French. The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also ... More
Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Christ and the ten lepers; one leper, a Samaritan, sent to the priest ...
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The building of the temple of Solomon: the craftsmen in the quarries
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Cyrus, king of Persia, orders a temple to be built in Jerusalem
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Haman entreats Ahasuerus to issue a decree that all Jews are to be put...
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