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TitleMarginal Ethiopian and crane

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions11 1/4 × 11 in. (28.5 × 20.5 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_62925_f026r

Accession numberAdd. MS 62925, fol. 26

SubjectsPhysiognomy in artHistoriated initialsIllumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval

StatusRutland Psalter, London (?)

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2. Demons, Darkness, and Ethiopians

Debra Higgs Strickland

Saracens, Demons, and Jews: Making Monsters in Medieval Art

THROUGH THEIR COMBINATION of abnormal physical form and uncivilized activities, Monstrous Races expressed ideas about sin and barbarity. Demons, by contrast, transcend the realms of sin and barbarity to embody concepts more abstract and fundamental to Christian belief. That is, demons represent an attempt to...

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Debra Higgs Strickland

PublisherPrinceton University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.61-93

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00183.004

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Chapter subject tags:Illumination of books and manuscripts, MedievalPhysiognomy in art--MedievalDemonology in art--MedievalArt, MedievalChristianity and other religions--MedievalJudaism--History--Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789Ethiopians in art--MedievalMinorities in art--MedievalBlack people in art--MedievalRace and religion--Medieval

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Sciopod in an initial D, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1250–1255

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationAll Souls College, Oxford, UK

Accession numberMS 6, fol. 155

Sciopod in an initial D, detail

Jews and the lamb; lion resuscitating cubs

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300–1330

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationArchiv des Bischöfliches Generalvikariat, Osnabrück

Accession numberMS 101, p. 141

Jews and the lamb; lion resuscitating...

Jews and the lamb; lion resuscitating cubs

Apostle, Paul: preaching

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1245–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

Dimensions22.2 x 15.9 cm

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/57/112427

Accession numberMS M.269, fol. 384r

Apostle, Paul: preaching

Marginal Saracen threatens praying Christians, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260–1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_50000_f213r

Accession numberAdd. MS 50000, fol. 213

Marginal Saracen threatens praying...

Marginal Saracen threatens praying Christians, detail

Israelite: Sacrifice in Temple of Zerubbabel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1245–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

Dimensions8 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (22.2 × 15.9 cm)

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/15/112427

Accession numberMS M.269, fol. 154v

Israelite: Sacrifice in Temple of...

Israelite: Sacrifice in Temple of Zerubbabel

Israelite: smitten by Philistines and Ark of Covenant: taken by Philistines

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1245–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/9/112427

Accession numberMS M.269, fol. 88r

Israelite: smitten by Philistines and...

Israelite: smitten by Philistines and Ark of Covenant: taken by Philistines

Fool disputing with a Jew, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1262

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions6 6/8 × 5 1/8 in. (17 × 13 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_28681_f068v

Accession numberAdd. MS 28681, fol. 68v

Fool disputing with a Jew, detail

Marginal demon and monstrous Jew

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions11 1/4 × 11 in. (28.5 × 20.5 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_62925_f023v

Accession numberAdd. MS 62925, fol. 23v

Marginal demon and monstrous Jew

Decorated initial

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1164

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions18 5/8 × 13 5/8 in. (47.5 × 34.5 cm)

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8541004c/f144.image

Accession numberMS lat. 11576, fol. 67v

Decorated initial

Decorated initial introducing St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians. "New Testament and Psalter," fol. 91v

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1150–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque municipale, Bourg-en-Bresse, France

Decorated initial introducing St. Paul's...

Decorated initial introducing St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians. "New Testament and Psalter," fol. 91v

Description: Bears destroy the children who mocked Elisha; Titus and Vespasian destroy the Jews...

Bears destroy the children who mocked Elisha; Titus and Vespasian destroy the Jews who mocked Christ, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2554, fol. 57

Bears destroy the children who mocked...

Bears destroy the children who mocked Elisha; Titus and Vespasian destroy the Jews who mocked Christ, detail

Initial S: the baptism of a Moor

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator name (description)Possibly Michael Lupi de Çandiu

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1290–1310

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment

DimensionsLeaf: 36.5 × 24 cm (14 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/4566/unknown-michael-lupi-de-candiu-initial-q-a-woman-with-bread-loaves-before-a-man-holding-a-scale-initial-s-the-baptism-of-a-moor-spanish-about-1290-1310/

Accession numberMs. Ludwig XIV 6, fol. 242v

Initial S: the baptism of a Moor

Ethiopia, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1460

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

https://www.themorgan.org/collection/livre-des-merveilles-du-monde/31

Accession numberMS M.461, fol. 26v

Ethiopia, detail

Pontifical: Notes of payment for "champ" initials

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Illumination completed by Sancius Gonter (Spanish)

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1325–1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 968, fol. 4v

Pontifical: Notes of payment for "champ"...

Pontifical: Notes of payment for "champ" initials

Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1255

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

Accession numberMs. 4.2°, vol. 1, fol. 183

Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter

Attack of the Dogheads; siege of a castle

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions11 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (29 × 14 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_3954_f041r

Accession numberMS Harley 3954, fol. 41

Attack of the Dogheads; siege of a...

Attack of the Dogheads; siege of a castle

Betrayal and arrest of Christ; Christ before Pilate

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260–1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions11 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (30 × 19.5 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_50000_f016v

Accession numberAdd. MS 50000, fol. 16v

Betrayal and arrest of Christ; Christ...

Betrayal and arrest of Christ; Christ before Pilate

Elevation of the Host

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 07

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1340

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK

Accession numberMarlay Cutting Fr. 2

Elevation of the Host

Ethiopian shooting a Sciopod, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions11 1/4 × 11 in. (28.5 × 20.5 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_62925_f087v

Accession numberAdd. MS 62925, fol. 87v

Ethiopian shooting a Sciopod, detail

Jews, king, and Ecclesia, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270–1275

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_42555_f017r

Accession numberAdd MS 42555, fol. 17

Jews, king, and Ecclesia, detail

Manticore, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1240–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford, UK

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/b604c590-1434-4666-89f4-7b342b1a2db3

Accession numberMS. Bodl. 764, fol. 25r

Manticore, detail

Description: Bible: Initial "A," detail with self-portrait of illuminator...

Bible: Initial "A," detail with self-portrait of illuminator painting a head

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1255

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

Accession numberMs. 4.2°, vol. 3, fol. 208

Bible: Initial "A," detail with...

Bible: Initial "A," detail with self-portrait of illuminator painting a head

Monstrous Muhammed

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque de l'Arsenal, Paris

Accession numberMS Arsenal 1162, fol. 11

Monstrous Muhammed

Giant, Sciopod, Pygmy, Bragmanni

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270–1290

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationWestminster Abbey Library, London

Accession numberMS.22, fol. 3

Giant, Sciopod, Pygmy, Bragmanni

Description: Flyleaf with initials "Y" and "Z" and penwork...

Flyleaf with initials "Y" and "Z" and penwork initials

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1430–1470

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 4943, fol. Iv

Flyleaf with initials "Y" and "Z" and...

Flyleaf with initials "Y" and "Z" and penwork initials

Saracens frightening the French knights' horses, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1375–1380

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84472995/f245.image.r=Fran%C3%A7ais%202813

Accession numberMS fr. 2813, fol. 119

Saracens frightening the French knights'...

Saracens frightening the French knights' horses, detail

Israelites roasting a lamb, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationUpper Rhineland, Switzerland and Germany

Accession numberKremsmünster Cod. Cremifanensis 243, fol. 22

Israelites roasting a lamb, detail

Description: Encyclopedia of James le Palmer: Initial "C" for...

Encyclopedia of James le Palmer: Initial "C" for "Color"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberRoyal MS 6 E VI, fol. 329

Encyclopedia of James le Palmer: Initial...

Encyclopedia of James le Palmer: Initial "C" for "Color"

Choir book: Initial "S" with the Lamentation

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Capitolare, Padua, Italy

Accession numberA. 15, fol. 159

Choir book: Initial "S" with the...

Choir book: Initial "S" with the Lamentation

Tomb of St. Thomas

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1400–1410

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Dimensions11 × 8 1/4 in. (28 × 21 cm)

LocationStaats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg

https://digitalisate.sub.uni-hamburg.de/de/nc/detail.html?id=1901&tx_dlf%5Bid%5D=28548&tx_dlf%5Bpointer%5D=3&tx_dlf%5Bpage%5D=107

Accession numberCod. 90 B in scrin., fol. 51

Tomb of St. Thomas

Richard the Lionheart versus Saladin, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1325–1335

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_42130_f082r

Accession numberAdd. MS 42130, fol. 82r

Richard the Lionheart versus Saladin,...

Richard the Lionheart versus Saladin, detail

Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1170–1180

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/103479/unknown-maker-inhabited-initial-h-french-about-1170-1180/

Accession numberMs. Ludwig XIV 2, fol. 8v

Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H

Description: Armorial bearings of the bishopric of Freising. Decorated initial. "Liber...

Armorial bearings of the bishopric of Freising. Decorated initial. "Liber praediorum," fol. 94r (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator name (description)Bavaria

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1316

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationArchiv des Erzbistums von München und Freising, Munich

Armorial bearings of the bishopric of...

Armorial bearings of the bishopric of Freising. Decorated initial. "Liber praediorum," fol. 94r (detail)

Singing clerks

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 09

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1310–1320

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationLambeth Palace Library, UK

http://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~17~17~1607~100436?qvq=q:vaux;lc:LPLIBLPL~9~9,LPLIBLPL~31~31,LPLIBLPL~32~32,LPLIBLPL~12~12,LPLIBLPL~34~34,LPLIBLPL~24~24,LPLIBLPL~17~17,LPLIBLPL~19~19,LPLIBLPL~20~20,LPLIBLPL~29~29,LPLIBLPL~21~21,LPLIBLPL~23~23&mi=33&trs=102

Accession numberMS 233, fol. 145v

Singing clerks

Homiliary: Initials "I" and "M" with St Mark

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1350

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk and pigments on finely prepared, thin to thick parchment bound between wooden boards covered with alum-tawed white pigskin

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/12654/

Accession numberW.148, fol. 24

Homiliary: Initials "I" and "M" with St...

Homiliary: Initials "I" and "M" with St Mark

Christ before Caiaphas, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd. MS 48985, fol. 29

Christ before Caiaphas, detail

Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with Adam and Eve

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationNew College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 7, fol. 97

Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with...

Bible: Chronicals II, initial "A" with Adam and Eve

The Virgin and child in heaven; Jew in hell

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd. MS 17868, fol. 31

The Virgin and child in heaven; Jew in...

The Virgin and child in heaven; Jew in hell

Archbishop Baldwin as author of De sacramento altaris

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 08

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1270–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCambridge University, Corpus Christi College, UK

Accession numberMS 200, fol. I

Archbishop Baldwin as author of De...

Archbishop Baldwin as author of De sacramento altaris

Description: Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Initial "N" with...

Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Initial "N" with Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1250–1275

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment codex

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_3487_f103v

Accession numberHarley MS 3487, fol. 103v

Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Initial...

Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Initial "N" with Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Historiated initial "D," with the rising of the sun at Prime

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 09

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=6451

Accession numberBL Egerton MS 1151, fol. 38

Historiated initial "D," with the rising...

Historiated initial "D," with the rising of the sun at Prime

Jews, heretics, and other miscreants adore Antichrist, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberMS 1779, fol. 101v

Jews, heretics, and other miscreants...

Jews, heretics, and other miscreants adore Antichrist, detail

Description: Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name...

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name "David"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 770–800

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 12048, fol. 99r

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with...

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name "David"

Ethiopians (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1125–1150

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_tiberius_b_v!1_f086r

Accession numberMS Cotton Tiberius B.V, vol. 1, fol. 86

Ethiopians (detail)

Alexander's army versus the one-eyed Blemmyai, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1425

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_20_b_xx_f080r

Accession numberMS Royal 20.B.xx, fol. 80

Alexander's army versus the one-eyed...

Alexander's army versus the one-eyed Blemmyai, detail

Historiated initial "I

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 07

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1160

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCambridge University, Trinity College, UK

Accession numberMS B.5.5, fol. 130v

Historiated initial "I

Description: The Puiset Bible: Thessalonians, initial "P" with a note...

The Puiset Bible: Thessalonians, initial "P" with a note "de auro"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1170–1180

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationDurham Cathedral Library, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. A.II.1, vol. 4, fol. 133

The Puiset Bible: Thessalonians, initial...

The Puiset Bible: Thessalonians, initial "P" with a note "de auro"

Description: Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal...

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1230–1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 17907, fol. 62v

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and...

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole

Description: Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with...

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1170–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTrinity College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 58, fol. 180

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary...

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ

Missal: Initial "R" with self-portrait of the illuminator

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Accession numberRossiana 181, fol. 22v

Missal: Initial "R" with self-portrait...

Missal: Initial "R" with self-portrait of the illuminator

Alexander's army versus the Cyclopes, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1425

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_20_b_xx_f079v

Accession numberMS Royal 20.B.xx, fol. 79v

Alexander's army versus the Cyclopes,...

Alexander's army versus the Cyclopes, detail

Pontifical: Initial "O" with bishop blessing

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 968, fol. 115v

Pontifical: Initial "O" with bishop...

Pontifical: Initial "O" with bishop blessing

Description: Glossed Bible: Initial "O" for Habakkuk with preliminary marginal...

Glossed Bible: Initial "O" for Habakkuk with preliminary marginal drawing

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 11545, fol. 394v

Glossed Bible: Initial "O" for Habakkuk...

Glossed Bible: Initial "O" for Habakkuk with preliminary marginal drawing

New Testament: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationSt John's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 183, fol. 156v

New Testament: Initial "A" with...

New Testament: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ

Alexander in prayer; Gog and Magog enclosed, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1240–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTrinity College Library, Cambridge, UK

Accession numberMS O.9.34, fol. 28v

Alexander in prayer; Gog and Magog...

Alexander in prayer; Gog and Magog enclosed, detail

Joan Tateshal (d. 1310) face-to-face with Saint Robert Grosseteste

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 07

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1270–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationPrinceton University Library, NJ

Accession numberTaylor Medieval MS I, fol. 173

Joan Tateshal (d. 1310) face-to-face...

Joan Tateshal (d. 1310) face-to-face with Saint Robert Grosseteste

Bible: Initial "V"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9f4f71c4-d073-4fee-bcbb-d65faab51067

Accession numberMs. Auct. E. inf. 1, fol. 304

Bible: Initial "V"

Psalter: Initial "I" for Psalm 125, etc.

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCambridge University Library, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. Ee.4.24, fol. 32v

Psalter: Initial "I" for Psalm 125, etc.

Description: The Battle of Liegnitz; The Beheading of Heinrich and His Soul Carried by Angels to...

The Battle of Liegnitz; The Beheading of Heinrich and His Soul Carried by Angels to Heaven

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator nationality/cultureSilesian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1353

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera colors, colored washes, and ink on parchment

Dimensions13 7/16 × 9 3/4 in. (34.1 × 24.8 cm)

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/4019/unknown-maker-the-battle-of-liegnitz-the-beheading-of-heinrich-and-his-soul-carried-by-angels-to-heaven-silesian-1353/

Accession numberMs. Ludwig XI 7 (83.MN.126), fol. 11v

The Battle of Liegnitz; The Beheading of...

The Battle of Liegnitz; The Beheading of Heinrich and His Soul Carried by Angels to Heaven

Bible: Initial "V" with St. Jerome as a scribe ruling parchment

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1255

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

Accession numberMs. 4.2°, vol. 2, fol. 137v

Bible: Initial "V" with St. Jerome as a...

Bible: Initial "V" with St. Jerome as a scribe ruling parchment

Battle of Roncevaux, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels

Accession numberMS 2, fol. 118

Battle of Roncevaux, detail

Scourging. Historiated initial. "Evangelistary," fol. 6r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1150–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque municipale, Laon, France

Scourging. Historiated initial....

Scourging. Historiated initial. "Evangelistary," fol. 6r

Jews barred from heaven, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270–1275

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_42555_f059r

Accession numberAdd. MS 42555, fol. 59

Jews barred from heaven, detail

Dogheads worshipping an idol, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_3954_f040v

Accession numberMS Harley 3954, fol. 40v

Dogheads worshipping an idol, detail

Clerics singing; cock crowing

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260–1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions11 7/8 × 7 5/8 in. (30 × 19.5 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_50000_f146v

Accession numberAdd. MS 50000, fol. 146v

Clerics singing; cock crowing

Description: Bible: Initial "C" for II Chronicles, offering a ram with marginal...

Bible: Initial "C" for II Chronicles, offering a ram with marginal sketch

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBalliol College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 2, fol. 155v

Bible: Initial "C" for II Chronicles,...

Bible: Initial "C" for II Chronicles, offering a ram with marginal sketch

Psalter: Initial "N"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 770–800

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Amiens, France

Accession numberMs. 18, fol. 31v

Psalter: Initial "N"

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1170–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/0151d4bd-465b-4e1b-9d37-ad9160f0d595

Accession numberMs. Auct. D.2.1., fol. 147v

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary...

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ

Singing clerks

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 09

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationMagdalen College, Oxford, UK

Accession numberMS 100, fol. 114

Singing clerks

Description: Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Initial "D," partly painted, with...

Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Initial "D," partly painted, with Christ preaching

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1464

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2828, fol. 51

Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Initial...

Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Initial "D," partly painted, with Christ preaching

Elephant, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1200–1210

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions28 × 19 cm

LocationUniversity Library, Cambridge, UK

https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-II-00004-00026/25

Accession numberMS Ii.4.26, fol. 7

Elephant, detail

Passionary: Initial "R"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Created by Ingelrannus (a Corbie artist)

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 13392, fol. 43r

Passionary: Initial "R"

Bible: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCorpus Christi College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 48, fol. 246v

Bible: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic...

Bible: Initial "A" with Apocalyptic Christ

Longbowman and multiheaded demon, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1330–1340

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=royal_ms_10_e_iv_f128r

Accession numberMS Royal 10.E.IV, fol. 128

Longbowman and multiheaded demon, detail

Pygmy and goat, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1260

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_62925_f049v

Accession numberAdd. MS 62925, fol. 49v

Pygmy and goat, detail

Saracen, foreigner, and Ethiopian

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1325–1335

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions7 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (18.5 × 18.3 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_42130_f157r

Accession numberAdd. MS 42130, fol. 157

Saracen, foreigner, and Ethiopian

Jacob asks to be buried in Canaan; Jews in hell, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1240–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford, UK

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/c5ed17cc-af15-4f11-af6e-5365cee645c3

Accession numberMS. Bodl. 270b, fol. 34

Jacob asks to be buried in Canaan; Jews...

Jacob asks to be buried in Canaan; Jews in hell, detail

Description: Dover Bible: Initial "S" with self-portrait of the illuminator and...

Dover Bible: Initial "S" with self-portrait of the illuminator and his assistant

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1130–1170

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationCorpus Christi College, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 4, fol. 241v

Dover Bible: Initial "S" with...

Dover Bible: Initial "S" with self-portrait of the illuminator and his assistant

Bible: Initial "A" with David and the Ark

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/43e523c1-04c3-4e50-8425-4360bb93b4d9

Accession numberMs. Laud Misc. 752, fol. 279v

Bible: Initial "A" with David and the...

Bible: Initial "A" with David and the Ark

Gog and Magog, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1240–1250

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationTrinity College Library, Cambridge, UK

Accession numberMS O.9.34, fol. 23v

Gog and Magog, detail

Description: Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator...

Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator portrait

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Accession numberReg. Lat. 12, fol. 21

Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial...

Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator portrait

Saint Mark

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1120–1130

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationHereford Cathedral Library, UK

Accession numberMS O.1.viii, fol. 46

Saint Mark

Bible: Initial "P" with illuminator

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Reims, France

Accession numberMs. 40, fol. 83v

Bible: Initial "P" with illuminator

Pontifical: Initial "R" with bishop blessing a nun

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 968, fol. 62

Pontifical: Initial "R" with bishop...

Pontifical: Initial "R" with bishop blessing a nun

Ethiopian, Saracen, and Jew adore Antichrist, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1440–1450

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin

http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB0000A32600000000

Accession numberMS germ. f.733, fol. 4

Ethiopian, Saracen, and Jew adore...

Ethiopian, Saracen, and Jew adore Antichrist, detail

Initial Q: two soldiers leading two Moors before a king

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator name (description)Possibly Michael Lupi de Çandiu

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1290–1310

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment

DimensionsLeaf: 36.5 × 24 cm (14 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/4568/unknown-michael-lupi-de-candiu-initial-q-two-soldiers-leading-two-moors-before-a-king-spanish-about-1290-1310/

Accession numberMs. Ludwig XIV 6, fol. 244

Initial Q: two soldiers leading two...

Initial Q: two soldiers leading two Moors before a king

Ruskin Bible, detail of capital N

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 14

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 1325

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsInk on parchment

LocationBeinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT

https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3436135

Accession numberBeinecke MS 387, folio 351v

Ruskin Bible, detail of capital N

Pontifical: Note of payment for an historiated initial

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Illumination completed by Sancius Gonter (Spanish)

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1325–1430

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 968, fol. 4

Pontifical: Note of payment for an...

Pontifical: Note of payment for an historiated initial

Desecration of the Host, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1408

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_7026!1_f013r

Accession numberHarley MS 7026, fol. 13

Desecration of the Host, detail

Battle of Roncevaux, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370–1380

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84472995/f249.image.r=Fran%C3%A7ais%202813

Accession numberMS fr. 2813, fol. 121r

Battle of Roncevaux, detail

Description: Hrabanus Maurus, "De Laudibus Sanctae Crucis": Initial...

Hrabanus Maurus, "De Laudibus Sanctae Crucis": Initial "O" with Rainaldus the scribe and Oliverus the painter

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Rabanus Maurus is author of "De Laudibus Sanctae Crucis

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Douai, France

Accession numberMs. 340, fol. 9

Hrabanus Maurus, "De Laudibus Sanctae...

Hrabanus Maurus, "De Laudibus Sanctae Crucis": Initial "O" with Rainaldus the scribe and Oliverus the painter

Description: Homilary: Sketch of initials "I" and "M" with St...

Homilary: Sketch of initials "I" and "M" with St Mark

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1350

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk and pigments on finely prepared, thin to thick parchment bound between wooden boards covered with alum-tawed white pigskin

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

http://art.thewalters.org/detail/12654/

Accession numberW.148, fol. 1

Homilary: Sketch of initials "I" and "M"...

Homilary: Sketch of initials "I" and "M" with St Mark

Description: Florus on St Paul's Epistles: Initial "P" with self-portrait of...

Florus on St Paul's Epistles: Initial "P" with self-portrait of Felix

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1164

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 11575, fol. 1

Florus on St Paul's Epistles: Initial...

Florus on St Paul's Epistles: Initial "P" with self-portrait of Felix

Prester John in prayer, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1410–1420

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberMS Royal 17.C.XXXVIII, fol. 59v

Prester John in prayer, detail

Initial Q: Christ: Betrayal and Arrest

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1290–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

Dimensions12 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (32 × 21.5 cm)

LocationPierpont Morgan Library, New York

http://ica.themorgan.org/manuscript/page/5/77025

Accession numberMS M.102, fol. 52v

Initial Q: Christ: Betrayal and Arrest

Crucifixion with sponge-bearer

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions7 × 5 1/8 in. (18 × 13 cm)

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b72000827/f89.image.r=Fran%C3%A7ais%2016251

Accession numbernouv. acq. Fr. 16251, fol. 38

Crucifixion with sponge-bearer

Ethiopian and hellmouth

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1325–1335

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions7 1/4 × 7 1/8 in. (18.5 × 18.3 cm)

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_42130_f157v

Accession numberAdd. MS 42130, fol. 157v

Ethiopian and hellmouth

Crusaders fighting Saracens, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1337

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

Dimensions40 × 30 cm

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10024631m/f49.image.r=Fran%C3%A7ais%2022495

Accession numberMS fr. 22495, fol. 19

Crusaders fighting Saracens, detail

Calilah et Dimnah: An ox pulled out of the mud

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1313

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 8504, fol. 26

Calilah et Dimnah: An ox pulled out of...

Calilah et Dimnah: An ox pulled out of the mud

Psalter: Initial "B" and border

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Manuscript from St Maur-des-Fossés, Paris

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd MS 18297, fol. 3

Psalter: Initial "B" and border

Flyleaf with initial "V" and penwork initials

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureBritish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1430–1470

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 4943, fol. I

Flyleaf with initial "V" and penwork...

Flyleaf with initial "V" and penwork initials

Saracen kneeling before an image of the Virgin, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator nameGautier de Coinci

Creator name (description)Gautier de Coinci (author)

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1280–1283

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b9009683f/f110.image

Accession numberMS fr. 1533, fol. 100v

Saracen kneeling before an image of the...

Saracen kneeling before an image of the Virgin, detail

St. Thomas at table, the four knights and the martyrdom

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 08

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1180–90

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberBL MS Cotton Claudius B. II, fol. 341

St. Thomas at table, the four knights...

St. Thomas at table, the four knights and the martyrdom

Fiddler and singing clerks

Posted by:Administrator

Oct 09

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1280

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Marciana, Venice, Italy

Accession numberMS lat. I. 77, fol. 115

Fiddler and singing clerks

Description: Stoning of St. Stephen. "Images de la vie du Christ et des...

Stoning of St. Stephen. "Images de la vie du Christ et des saints," fol. 76r

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureBelgian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1280–1290

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Stoning of St. Stephen. "Images de la...

Stoning of St. Stephen. "Images de la vie du Christ et des saints," fol. 76r

Bible: Initial "O" for the Song of Songs, Solomon and Ecclesia

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationNew College, Oxford, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. 20, fol. 87v

Bible: Initial "O" for the Song of...

Bible: Initial "O" for the Song of Songs, Solomon and Ecclesia

Description: Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Unfinished initial "D" with Moses...

Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Unfinished initial "D" with Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1464

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2828, fol. 2

Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Unfinished...

Nikolaus of Dinkelsbühl: Unfinished initial "D" with Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

The Beast marking the Jews, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1420

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

LocationWellcome Library, London

https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b19684915#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=36&z=-0.5611%2C-0.0667%2C2.122%2C1.3329

Accession numberMS 49, fol. 17

The Beast marking the Jews, detail

Fool disputing with an Augustinian, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator nameMaster of the Egerton Genesis

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1348–1374

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford, UK

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/67b03184-897f-4811-b7f0-bef6fd4d4c22

Accession numberMS. Rawl. G. 185, fol. 43v

Fool disputing with an Augustinian,...

Fool disputing with an Augustinian, detail

Muslim expedition on Christian soil and taking booty, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1250–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationReal Monasterio, Escorial, Spain

Muslim expedition on Christian soil and...

Muslim expedition on Christian soil and taking booty. "Las Cántigas de Santa Maria" of Alfonso X the Wise, "Cantiga" XLVI (detail)

Psalter: Initial "D" for Psalm 51

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 108, fol. 107r

Psalter: Initial "D" for Psalm 51

Jew shooting an owl, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

LocationBritish Library, London

Accession numberAdd. MS 17868, fol. 86

Jew shooting an owl, detail

Theft of the Ark of the Covenant, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1220–1230

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberMS 2554, fol. 36

Theft of the Ark of the Covenant, detail

Pontifical: Initial "O" with bishop blessing a vestment

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 968, fol. 102v

Pontifical: Initial "O" with bishop...

Pontifical: Initial "O" with bishop blessing a vestment

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1175–1225

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk and paint on medium-thick, well-prepared parchment

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25823/claricia-swinging-on-an-initial-q-2/

Accession numberW.26.64R

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial...

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Description: Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation to Zacharias and the...

Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation to Zacharias and the annunciation to the Virgin

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1100–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/14acf37c-c295-4521-9150-f4a4e793f685

Accession numberMs. Laud Misc. 752, fol. 357

Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation...

Bible: Initial "Q" with the annunciation to Zacharias and the annunciation to the Virgin

Description: Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with unfinished drawing in graphite...

Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with unfinished drawing in graphite strengthened with pen and gilt

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationWinchester Cathedral Library, United Kingdom

Accession numberThe Winchester Bible, fol. 278v

Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with...

Ecclesiastes: Initial "U" with unfinished drawing in graphite strengthened with pen and gilt

Description: Jacobus de Voragine, "Legenda Aurea": St. Giles with the deer,...

Jacobus de Voragine, "Legenda Aurea": St. Giles with the deer, marginal drawing and instruction

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1330

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationThe Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California

Accession numberHM 3027, fol. 118v

Jacobus de Voragine, "Legenda Aurea":...

Jacobus de Voragine, "Legenda Aurea": St. Giles with the deer, marginal drawing and instruction

Description: Augustine, Commentary on the Psalter, vol. 2: Initial "I" with...

Augustine, Commentary on the Psalter, vol. 2: Initial "I" with self-portrait of Robert Benjamin at the feet of Bishop William of St Calais

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationDurham Cathedral Library, United Kingdom

Accession numberMs. B. II.13, fol. 102

Augustine, Commentary on the Psalter,...

Augustine, Commentary on the Psalter, vol. 2: Initial "I" with self-portrait of Robert Benjamin at the feet of Bishop William of St Calais

Blemmyai and Ethiopians en route to Antichrist, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 25

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1440–1450

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin

http://resolver.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/SBB0000A32600000000

Accession numberMS germ. f.733, fol. 4

Blemmyai and Ethiopians en route to...

Blemmyai and Ethiopians en route to Antichrist, detail

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1130–1170

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176496

Accession numberMs. 83.1972, fol. 1

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to...

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"

Ruskin Bible, detail of capital I

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 14

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 1325

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsInk on parchment

LocationBeinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT

https://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3436135

Accession numberBeinecke MS 387, folio 209r

Ruskin Bible, detail of capital I

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