Prayer Book - Arabic illuminated manuscript
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Prayer Book - Arabic illuminated manuscript
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Prayer Book - Arabic illuminated manuscript
Public domain photo of a golden object, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prayer Book - Arabic illuminated manuscript
Public domain photo of a golden object, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prayer Book - Arabic illuminated manuscript
Public domain photo of a golden object, Turkey, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prayer Book - Arabic illuminated manuscript
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Prayer Book (Troyes Use) - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Taurus from BL Add 22413, f. 138v
Medallion with the zodiac sign of Taurus (~Shor~), in the Prayer for rain (~Tefilat ha-geshem~, Davidson vol. 2, no. 3466) recited on Shemini Atzeret. Image taken from f. 138v of Festival prayer book for Shavuo... More
Aries from BL Add 22413, f. 138
Detail: medallion of the zodiac sign of Aries (~Taleh~), in the Prayer for rain (~Tefilat ha-geshem~, Davidson vol. 2, no. 3466) recited on Shemini Atzeret. Image taken from f. 138 of Festival prayer book for S... More
Pisces from BL Add 22413, f. 142v
Medallion with the zodiac sign of Pisces (~Dagim~), in the Prayer for rain (~Tefilat ha-geshem~, Davidson vol. 2, no. 3466) recited on Shemini Atzeret. Image taken from f. 142v of Festival prayer book for Shav... More
Aries from BL Add 26896, f. 153
Zodiac sign of Aries (~Taleh~) in a medallion, accompanying a liturgical poem (~piyyut~) for the Prayer for dew during Passover. Image taken from f. 153 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabba... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 130
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 130 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 111v
Text page with coloured initials and line fillers. Image taken from f. 111v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 4*
Text page. Image taken from f. 4* of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 47v
Text page. Image taken from f. 47v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harl... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 135v
Text page with coloured initials and line fillers. Image taken from f. 135v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 22
Text page. Image taken from f. 22 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Lady Jane Grey inscription from BL Harley 2342, f. 76
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to Sir John Bridges, Lieutenant of the Tower (continued from f. 75v): '… howe the ende of Ma... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 57
Text page. Image taken from f. 57 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 83
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 83 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in ... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 4v
Text page. Image taken from f. 4v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Trinity from BL Harley 3828, f. 29v
Full-page miniature of the Trinity at the beginning of the 'Pater Noster'. Image taken from f. 29v of Prayer book with an alphabet and texts for beginning readers (index Primer). Written in Dutch and Latin. Th... More
Crucifixion from BL Harley 3828, f. 64
Miniature of the Crucifixion at the beginning of a prayer to the Instruments of the Passion. Image taken from f. 64 of Prayer book with an alphabet and texts for beginning readers (index Primer). Written in Dut... More
Lady Jane Grey inscription from BL Harley 2342, f. 79v
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers, and a portion of a message written in the margin by Lady Jane Grey to her father, the Duke of Suffolk (continued from f. 79): '… my parte as I have honoured yo... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 119
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 119 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 36
Text page. Image taken from f. 36 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 8
Text page. Image taken from f. 8 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harley... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 56
Text page. Image taken from f. 56 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 31
Text page. Image taken from f. 31 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 123v
Text page with coloured initials and line fillers. Image taken from f. 123v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 101v
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 101v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 124v
Text page with coloured initials and line fillers. Image taken from f. 124v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 9v
Text page. Image taken from f. 9v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 122
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 122 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 7v
Text page. Image taken from f. 7v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harle... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 121v
Text page with coloured initials and line fillers. Image taken from f. 121v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held i... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 57v
Text page. Image taken from f. 57v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harl... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 96
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 96 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in ... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 128
Text page with coloured initials and line-fillers. Image taken from f. 128 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in... More
Decorated initials from BL Royal 2 A XX, ff. 24v-25
Text of two prayers written in Insular minuscule with decorated initials. Image taken from ff. 24v-25 of Prayer book (the 'Royal Prayer Book'), including the apocryphal letter of Christ to Abgar, and Gospel rea... More
Text page. from BL Eg 2125, f. 7v
Text page. Image taken from f. 7v of Prayer book of Joanna of Ghistelles (Office of the Dead, Use of Messines). Written in Latin, Netherlandish (f. 143-145 and some rubrics), and French (ff. 218-220v). The Ege... More
Martin from BL Eg 3763, f. 115v
Miniature of Martin. Image taken from f. 115v of Prayer book (The 'Prayer book of Archbishop Arnulph II of Milan'). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Eg... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 109v
Text page with an illuminated initial 'O'(ure father), and a coloured line filler. Image taken from f. 109v of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collectio... More
Inhabited initial-word panel from BL Add 26896, f. 329
Initial-word panel ~Ayyelet~ (doe) inhabited by hybrids, a dog and a deer, at the beginning of a poem for the second day of Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2960). Image taken from f. 329 of Fest... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 107
Text page with a deocrated initial 'C'(ome), red lettering reading 'A praier to the holy goste', and a coloured line filler. Image taken from f. 107 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL... More
Decorated initial-word panel from BL Add 16577, f. 188v
Decorated initial-word panel at the beginning of the customs of Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 188v of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2882, f. 48
Decorated initial 'S'([an]c[t]a) with penwork decoration at the beginning of a prayer to Mary Magdalen. Image taken from f. 48 of Prayer book, including verse (imperfect). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manu... More
Text page from BL Harley 2342, f. 32
Text page with a decorated initial 'B'(lissed) and a blue line filler. Image taken from f. 32 of Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book. Written in English. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval ... More
Initial-word panel from BL Or 11594, f. 47
Detail of an initial-word panel with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 47 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the whole year, Sephardic rite, with the commentary of Joseph Zaddik. Written in Hebrew.
Shemini Atzeret from BL Add 22413, f. 131
Inhabited initial-word panel at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ (liturgical poem) for Shemini Atzeret (Davidson vol. 1, no. 1835). The red panel of the gold letters is surrounded by a larger panel with foliate deco... More
Genesis from BL Add 11639, f. 5v
Detail of an initial-word panel, ~Bereshit~ (In the beginning) at the beginning of Genesis. The initial-word panel inhabited by dragons and connected to a vertical band running on the outer margin of the folio.... More
Lion from BL Add 16577, f. 47 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of initial words surrounded by foliate scrolls and accompanied by a lion, at ~Shabbat ha-Gadol~. Image taken from f. 47 of Festival prayer book, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Apostles from BL Eg 3763, f. 117v
Miniature of two apostles holding books. Image taken from f. 117v of Prayer book (The 'Prayer book of Archbishop Arnulph II of Milan'). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its fo... More
Carrying of the Cross from BL Harley 5319, f. 117v
Miniature of the Christ carrying the cross on the road to Calvary. Image taken from f. 117v of Prayer book (Fifteen Oes of St Bridget), imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a colle... More
Brazen Serpent from BL Add 11639, f. 742v
Full-page miniature of the Israelites gazing the Brazen Serpent (Num. 21:4-9). Image taken from f. 742v of Miscellany of biblical and other texts ('The Northern French Miscellany' or earlier 'the British Museum... More
Gervasius and Protasius from BL Eg 3763, f. 113v
Miniature of Gervasius and Protasius, martyrs of Milan. Image taken from f. 113v of Prayer book (The 'Prayer book of Archbishop Arnulph II of Milan'). Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is nam... More
Decorated initial word from BL Add 26897, f. 223
Initial word ~shoshan~ (lily) with its letters filled with geometric design and with modest penwork decoration around them, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for Yom Kippur (for the poem, see Davidson vol. ... More
Scenes from the life of Abraham from BL Add 11639, f. 118v
Full-page miniature of scenes from Genesis 18. Upper register: the angel of God and Abraham talking about the whereabouts of Sarah who is standing in the house. Caption: 'This is Sarah who is in the tent and th... More
Office of the Dead from BL Eg 2125, f. 117v
Miniature of the monks in a choir with fixed rotating lecterns with books, singing the office of the Dead, with a shrouded coffin in the centre. Image taken from f. 117v of Prayer book of Joanna of Ghistelles (... More
Scatter border from BL Eg 2125, f. 216
Text of prayers to Mary Magdalene, with scatter border including snails, flowers, a peacock, and butterflies. Image taken from f. 216 of Prayer book of Joanna of Ghistelles (Office of the Dead, Use of Messines)... More
Animals and birds from BL Add 26968, ff. 215v-216
Partial foliate border inhabited by different sorts of birds, and a cat chasing a mouse. Image taken from ff. 215v-216 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Dragon and hybrid from BL Add 26968, f. 262v
Detail of an initial-word panel accompanied by a dragon and a hybrid, at the evening prayer for Yom Kippur. Image taken from f. 262v of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Coat of arms from BL Add 26968, f. 230
Detail of a coat of arms of a shield party per fess, a demi-lion rampant. Image taken from f. 230 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Neilah from BL Add 26968, f. 287
Detail of a drawing of two closed gates flanking a tower above the initial words, at the ~Neilah~ prayer. Image taken from f. 287 of Prayer book (~Forli Siddur~) for the entire year, Italian rite. Written in Hebrew.
Human heads from BL Or 2736, f. 316v
Painting of two male heads wearing longish hats, at Shavuot. Image taken from f. 316v of Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~), and the ... More
Hare hunt from BL Or 2736, f. 5v
Text in decorated frame and marginal drawings of a bat (?) and a hare hunt, at the list of the Psalms. Image taken from f. 5v of Prayer book (~siddur~), Italian rite, with the books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Fi... More
Moses from BL Add 19945, f. 164
Detail: initial-word panel with floral border and Moses holding a parchment and blessing. Image taken from f. 164 of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 2. Written in Hebrew.
Passover Eve celebration from BL Harley 5686, f. 61v
Miniature of people celebrating Seder with a group of young men lifting the Seder basket over the table. Image taken from f. 61v of Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) with miscellaneous works in the margins. Writt... More
Carmina figurata from BL Harley 5686, f. 440
Carmina figurata decorated with floral motifs, at the end of the Psalms. Image taken from f. 440 of Festival prayer book (mahzor) with miscellaneous works in the margins. Written in Hebrew. The "BL Harley Manu... More
Prayer Book of Charles the Bold
Public domain reproduction of French medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Christ from BL Harley 2943, f. 127v
Miniature of Christ outside the synagogue with a crowd, including a Jew holding the tablets of the law. Image taken from f. 127v of Prayer book. Written in Dutch. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Heraldry from BL Harley 2943, ff. 58v-59
Illuminated initial, and marginal drawing of a heraldic device. Image taken from ff. 58v-59 of Prayer book. Written in Dutch. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in t... More
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Prayer book : in Ge'ez - Ethiopic manuscript. Public domain.
Comprised of a psalter, canticles, Song of songs, an encomium to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and an encomium to the Angel Phanuel. Courtesy of Boston Public Library