EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a single rider carrying two lances in a horizontal position. The picture is framed by stylised flowers. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of h...
EditorialChrist's Entry into Jerusalem. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 46. Psalm 47 beginning with initial 'M', two grotesques with serpent tails, wings, and human heads. Border decoration including a grotes...
EditorialThree vases, part of a garniture Covered vase, painted with pagodas, Chinese landscapes and bouquets, Covered vase, multicolored with pagodas, Chinese landscapes and bouquets ? la chinoise. The base and the top and bottom of the vase are made entirely ...
EditorialThe Annunciation. Four Gospels. Ottonian Empire [Echternach]; circa 1050. [Whole folio] A stylised depiction of the Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary; the scene takes place within the walls of the city of Jerusalem Im...
EditorialSt Jerome's letter. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] End of St Jerome's letter to Pope Demasus. Initial 'P', with stylised interlace and animal decoration Image taken from Lindisfarne Gospels. Originally publish...
EditorialPreface to St Matthew's Gospel. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] Preface to St Matthew's Gospel, beginning with decorated monogram 'MA' with stylised interlace and animal decoration Image taken from the Lindisfar...
EditorialEpistle of Eusabius to Carpianus. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] End of the Prologue to the Four Gospels; the Epistle of Eusabius to Carpianus beginning with initial 'E' with stylised interlace and animal decora...
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a single rider carrying two lances in a horizontal position. The picture is framed by stylised flowers. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of h...
EditorialThe Annunciation. Four Gospels. Ottonian Empire [Echternach]; circa 1050. [Whole folio] A stylised depiction of the Archangel Gabriel announcing the birth of Christ to the Virgin Mary; the scene takes place within the walls of the city of Jerusalem Im...
EditorialSt Jerome's letter. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] End of St Jerome's letter to Pope Demasus. Initial 'P', with stylised interlace and animal decoration Image taken from Lindisfarne Gospels. Originally publish...
EditorialPreface to St Matthew's Gospel. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] Preface to St Matthew's Gospel, beginning with decorated monogram 'MA' with stylised interlace and animal decoration Image taken from the Lindisfar...
EditorialEpistle of Eusabius to Carpianus. Lindisfarne Gospels. N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721. [Whole folio] End of the Prologue to the Four Gospels; the Epistle of Eusabius to Carpianus beginning with initial 'E' with stylised interlace and animal decora...
EditorialSt. Mark seated, writing the opening words of his gospel in an open book that rests on his knees. In addition to his seat, footstool, and desk, there are stylised buildings in the background. Gospels. E. Mediterranean [Constantinople?]; 1285. Source: B...
EditorialMarco Polo. Begin. Hie hebt sich an das puch des edeln Ritters. Nuremberg, 1477. Marco Polo. Full length portrait of the traveller and merchant, wearing a tall hat, tabard and hose. He stands against a stylised floral background, with an inscription in...
EditorialChrist's Entry into Jerusalem. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 46. Psalm 47 beginning with initial 'M', two grotesques with serpent tails, wings, and human heads. Border decoration including a grotes...
EditorialButterflies alight on a plant. Dara Shikoh. 1630-1640. Two butterflies alight on a pink-flowered plant (stylised cranesbill) growing in grassland. Opaque watercolour. Image taken from Dara Shikoh. Originally published/produced in 1630-1640. . Source:...
EditorialHelmeted head, copy in reverse after Hollar, 1662?78, Etching; only state, 2 5/16 x 1 13/16 in. (5.9 x 4.5 cm) (unevenly trimmed to plate line), Prints, After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607?1677 London), After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco...
EditorialHelmeted head, copy in reverse after Hollar, 1662?78, Etching; only state, 2 5/16 x 1 13/16 in. (5.9 x 4.5 cm) (unevenly trimmed to plate line), Prints, After Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607?1677 London), After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco...
EditorialThe killing of Saint Thomas Becket, around 1400-1483. He is attacked by soldiers with axes as he prays at the altar, his robe lying crumpled on the floor. The border is decorated with stylised and naturalistic flowers with a butterfly. From the " ...
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