Illuminated Manuscript Pages

A collection of ornate manuscript pages featuring decorated initials, illustrations of legal scenes, and floral designs, showcasing rich colors and intricate details.

Decorated Text Page; Antwerp (illuminated), Belgium; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 × 9.2 cm (4 7,8 × 3 5,8 in.)

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Initial N: Two Men before a Judge While a Third Man Builds a Mill.

Initial L: A Man Clubbing Another Man before a Judge.

Decorated Initial D. Unknown

Decorated Text Page; Antwerp (illuminated), Belgium; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 × 9.2 cm (4 7,8 × 3 5,8 in.)

Decorated Text Page; London, England; 1420 - 1430; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with red morocco; Leaf: 35.6 x 24.1 cm (14 x 9 1,2 in.)

Initial C: A Judge and a Monk Speaking with an Attorney and Clients; Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu (Spanish, active Pamplona, Spain 1297 - 1305); Northeastern Spain, Spain; about 1290 - 1310; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 36.5 x 24 cm (14 3,8 x 9 7,16 in.)

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Decorated Initial D. Unknown

Decorated Initial P. Unknown

Initial E: Two Men before a Judge and a Third Man Knocking at a Door; Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu (Spanish, active Pamplona, Spain 1297 - 1305); Northeastern Spain, Spain; about 1290 - 1310; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 36.5 x 24 cm (14 3,8 x 9 7,16 in.)

Initial S: Three Men Speaking before a Judge.

Initial A: A Judge Speaking to Two Groups; Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu (Spanish, active Pamplona, Spain 1297 - 1305); Northeastern Spain, Spain; about 1290 - 1310; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 36.5 x 24 cm (14 3,8 x 9 7,16 in.)

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Decorated Text Page; Nicolas Spierinc (Flemish, active 1455 - 1499); Antwerp (illuminated), Belgium; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 × 9.2 cm (4 7,8 × 3 5,8 in.)

Decorated Text Page. Nicolas Spierinc (Flemish, active 1455 - 1499)

Initial S: A Man Leading Another Man before a Judge.

Inhabited Initial D. Date/Period: Fourth quarter of 13th century (after 1277). Folio. Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Height: 233 mm (9.17 in); Width: 164 mm (6.45 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Initial D: David Pointing to his Eye; Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; about 1280 - 1290; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 37.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3,4 x 9 3,4 in.)

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Decorated Text Page. Nicolas Spierinc (Flemish, active 1455 - 1499)

Initial E: Two Men before a Judge and a Third Man Knocking at a Door.

Initial E: Jonah Cast into the Sea. Unknown

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Decorated Initial P; Sicily (probably), Italy; late 12th century; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 24.6 x 16.2 cm (9 11,16 x 6 3,8 in.)

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Decorated Text Page. Unknown

A Dead Turtle Dove in a Nest. Date/Period: Fourth quarter of 13th century (after 1277). Folio. Tempera colors, pen and ink, gold leaf, and gold paint on parchment. Height: 233 mm (9.17 in); Width: 164 mm (6.45 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Decorated Text Page. Nicolas Spierinc (Flemish, active 1455 - 1499)

MISAL DE RIPOLL 112-FOL 122-ESPIRITU SANTO. Location: ARCHIVO DE LA CORONA DE ARAGON. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Initial V: Amos. Circle of Stefan Lochner (German, died 1451)

Decorated Text Page. Nicolas Spierinc (Flemish, active 1455 - 1499)

Fol. 292v, Jeremiah, historiated initial V, the stoning of Jeremiah, c. 1275-1300. Southern France, Toulouse(), 13th century. Bound illuminated manuscript in Latin; brown morocco binding; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 533 leaves ; overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.).

Initial A: Two Men before a Judge.

Leaf from a break or missal, anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1399 drawing. manuscript France parchment (animal material). ink. deck paint. gold leaf pen / brush

Inhabited Initial A; Sens (or), France; about 1170 - 1180; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 44.3 x 29.1 cm (17 7,16 x 11 7,16 in.)

Missale: Fol. 171: Music for "Alleluia" etc. at beginning of Easter, 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.).

Initial A: Genealogy of Males. Unknown

Decorated Text Page. Date/Period: Ca. 1410. Folio. Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink on parchment. Height: 279 mm (10.98 in); Width: 206 mm (8.11 in). Author: Fiore Furlan dei Liberi da Premariacco.

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Missale: Fol. 262: Saint Thomas, 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink, tempera and burnished gold on vellum ; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.).

Initial A: Two Men Speaking before a Judge in the Presence of a Notary.

Horae, fol. 137v, 1500, Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts

MISAL DE FITERO AL USO CISTERCIENSE. Location: DIPUTACION FORAL-BIBLIOTECA. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.

Initial E: Ezekiel. Peter Comestor (French, about 1100 - about 1179)

Quinto Curcio Rufo (siglo I). Historiador y escritor romano. Historiae Alexandri Magni Macedonis (Historias de Alejandro Magno de Macedonia). Códice escrito en letra carolina, con letra capitular miniada,1466.

Initial L: A Judge and Two Men and A Couple before a Notary; Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu (Spanish, active Pamplona, Spain 1297 - 1305); Northeastern Spain, Spain; about 1290 - 1310; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 36.5 x 24 cm (14 3,8 x 9 7,16 in.)

Inhabited Initial Q. Unknown

Initial I. Bute Master (Franco-Flemish, active about 1260 - 1290)

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 105v, c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460-80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.).

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

LLIBRE DELS FEITS DEL REY JAUME I EN LA REUNION DE ALCAÑIZ-MS 1-FOL 182. Location: UNIVERSIDAD BIBLIOTECA. Barcelona. SPAIN. JAMES I OF ARAGON. JAIME II DE VALENCIA. JAIME I DE ARAGON EL CONQUISTADOR (1208-76).

Initial A: Two Men Hunting Stag; Unknown, Michael Lupi de Çandiu (Spanish, active Pamplona, Spain 1297 - 1305); Northeastern Spain, Spain; about 1290 - 1310; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 36.5 x 24 cm (14 3,8 x 9 7,16 in.)

Decorated Text Page; Ghent (written), Belgium; 1469; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 12.4 x 9.2 cm (4 7,8 x 3 5,8 in.)

Horae, fol. 114, 1500, Books of hours, Illumination of books and manuscripts

Initial M: Saint Paul Speaking to the Jews; Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; about 1280 - 1290; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 37.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3,4 x 9 3,4 in.)

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 130v, c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460-80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.).

Opening of main text with large initial, border decoration; sketches of birds in lower border.. 1400 - 1415. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Borders (Ornament Areas)

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Missale: Fol. 172v: Music for "Alleluia" etc. at beginning of Easter, 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.).

Initial E: Baruch; Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy; about 1280 - 1290; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 37.5 x 24.8 cm (14 3,4 x 9 3,4 in.)

Initial I: Saint John the Evangelist; Tournai, Belgium; about 1260 - 1270; Tempera, gold leaf, and pen and black ink on parchment bound between pasteboard covered with reddish-brown pigskin; Leaf: 46.7 × 34.9 cm (18 3,8 × 13 3,4 in.)

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº 146 - F202R - TEXTO - ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 65r, c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460-80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.).

Initial Q: Two Attorneys Speaking with Clients.

MTI1 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº94 - F136R - TEXTO -ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: ALFONSO X EL SABIO (1221-1284). Location: MONASTERIO-BIBLIOTECA-COLECCION. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Initial V: Solomon Instructing a Young Man. Unknown

Decorated Initial E. Unknown

Nicoraut and Madule before the Nurse and Child. Unknown

MISAL MIXTO URGELLENSE FOL 289 V. Location: CATEDRAL-MUSEO DIOCESANO. SEO DE URGEL. Lerida. SPAIN.

Opening page of calendar, decoration in outer border, written in French.. 1490 - 1510. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Church calendar

Decorated Text Page; Strasbourg, France; early 16th century; Tempera colors on parchment; Leaf: 13.5 x 10.5 cm (5 5,16 x 4 1,8 in.)

Decorated Initial P. Unknown

Initial P: The Death of Joshua and the Calling of the Tribe of Judah. Unknown

Initial Q: Gillion's Son Gerard Taking Leave of the Sultan.

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Missale: Fol. 173: Music for "Alleluia" etc. at beginning of Easter, 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.).

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Opening of introduction, border design, large initial, rubric.. 1490 - 1510. Aristotle. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Initials

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 79r, Text, c. 1405. Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.). This precious volume was obviously highly prized by its owner, the French-born King of Navarre, who had his coat of arms painted on no less than twenty folios. Rather than directly commissioning this manuscript from a specific workshop, it seems that Charles the Noble acquired his book of hours -- perhaps ready-made for the luxury market -- while on a trip to Paris in 1404-05. A collaborative effort, six painting styles are evidenced within the pages of this codex, those of two Italians, two Frenchmen, and two Netherlanders. The painter who was responsible for the planning and decoration of the book, and who produced seventeen of the large miniatures, was a Bolognese artist known as the Master of the Brussels Initials. His principal assistant, responsible for most

74. Fol. 463r, Acts, historiated initial P, the Ascension, c. 1275-1300. Southern France, Toulouse(), 13th century. Bound illuminated manuscript in Latin; brown morocco binding; ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 533 leaves ; overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.).

The Duke of Gelders Sending a Messenger to the King of France; Bruges, Belgium; about 1480 - 1483; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 48 x 35 cm (18 7,8 x 13 3,4 in.)

Initial with illumination, red and blue initials, border design, rubrics and placemarkers. 1400 - 1425. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Decorated Text Page. Unknown

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 74v, c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460-80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.).

Initial O: A Bishop and Monks Instructing Laymen; Bute Master (Franco-Flemish, active about 1260 - 1290); Paris (written), France; illumination about 1270 - 1280; written about 135 - 1375; Tempera colors, gold, and iron gall ink on parchment; Leaf: 17 x 11.9 cm (6 11,16 x 4 11,16 in.)

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 111r, c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460-80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.).

Text Page. Unknown, illuminator 1475

Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 14r, Text, c. 1405. Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.). This precious book was highly prized by its owner, Charles III, King of Navarre, a French-born prince whose coat of arms is painted on 20 folios. Charles visited Paris on numerous occasions and likely acquired this volume there in 1404. Paris was the center of the European book trade at the time and attracted illuminators from many parts of Europe. This manuscript represents one of the most remarkable fusions of French and Italian taste in book illumination. Though conforming to Parisian standards, most of the books major miniatures are the work of the Brussels Initials Master, an Italian illuminator who previously worked in Bologna and Padua.

Leaf from Les Visions du chevalier Tondal (fol. 26). Unknown

Decorated Text Page; Ghent (bound), Belgium; 1450s; Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 26.4 x 18.4 cm (10 3,8 x 7 1,4 in.)

April Calendar Page. Unknown

Opening of main text. Large initial on gold field with miniature of Virgin and Child. Multi-colored border design with human figure. 2-line and 1-line initials, rubrics and placemarkers.. 1400 - 1499. text. Religious books, Manuscripts. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Latin Manuscript with Coat of Arms from an English Book of Hours. England, late 14th century. Manuscripts. Tempera and gold leaf on vellum

MS B.R.20 - CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº313 - F17V - TEXTO - ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Initial D: Three Men Disputing before a Judge.

The Burning Town of Sikeleg; Bruges, Belgium; about 1510 - 1520; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1,8 x 6 9,16 in.)

MS B.R.20- CANTIGA DE SANTA MARIA Nº232 - F83V - TEXTO - ESTROFA EN VERSO GALAICO PORTUGUES - SIGLO XIII. Author: Alfonso X of Castile. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL COLECCIÓN. Florenz. ITALIA.

Decorated Text Page; Bruges, Belgium; about 1510 - 1520; Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 23.2 x 16.7 cm (9 1,8 x 6 9,16 in.)

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