EditorialPsalm 51; girl bathing. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 50. Psalm 51 beginning with initial 'Q', a nimbed figure pulling with pincers the tongue of a seated man. Border decoration with small animal g...
EditorialPsalm 30; man playing kettledrums. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Psalm 30. Border decoration including a grotesque dragon with drooping ears, and two muscians. One plays two kettledrums [pair of nakers], and th...
EditorialNimbed Saint in a Historiated Initial "I" from an Antiphonary. Italian (Rimini); Neri da Rimini (Italian, active 1300-1338). Date: 1310-1316. Dimensions: 130 x 80 mm (initial); 550 x 375 mm (sheet). Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with got...
EditorialConvent seal of Rijnsburg Abbey Convents seal of the abbey of Rijnsburg, Around convents seal of the abbey of Rijnsburg. Above the cross mark in the border lettering an oblong protrusion. Depicted Mary in half body with the Christ child on her lap. Mar...
EditorialSaint Luke Enthroned, Saint Barnabas with a Book, Five Apostles Enthroned, Three Nimbed Men and a Fourth without a Halo, The Massacre of the Innocents; Unknown; France, Northeastern France, Europe; about 1300; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parc...
EditorialTwo Bishops and a Nimbed Priest, Two Nimbed Abbots and a Nimbed Monk, Noli me tangere, Saint Felicity with an Ointment Jar, Saint Perpetua with a Book and a Martyr's Palm; Unknown; France, Northeastern France, Europe; about 1300; Tempera colors, gold l...
EditorialInitial S: A Young Saint Speaking with a Nimbed Female Saint, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 26.4 x 18.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.).
EditorialInitial S: A Nimbed Woman Leading a Boy by the Hand, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 26.4 x 18.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.).
EditorialInitial Q: A Nimbed Man Speaking to a Group, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 26.4 x 18.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.).
EditorialInitial S: A Bishop before a Fire, Initial O: A Nimbed Monk and a Female Saint, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 26.4 x 18.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.).
EditorialSaint Margaret and the Dragon, Saint Barbara with a Book, Saint Christina, Two Nimbed Females and One Nimbed Abbess with a Crosier, The Virgin Mary Enthroned with Two Nimbed Women, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold ...
EditorialA Nimbed Bishop with a Staff and a Prophet, Saint Peter with a Key, Saint Paul with a Sword, Saint Andrew with a Cross, Saint James Carrying a Coffer, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Le...
EditorialInitial Q: A Nimbed Woman and a Devil, Unknown, Northeastern France, France, about 1300, Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment, Leaf: 26.4 x 18.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.).
EditorialPsalm 24; Thomas Becket. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Text; Psalm 24 beginning with initial 'D', a nimbed man resembling Christ stands pointing to his mouth. Marginal decoration, including a robin, a green par...
EditorialKings, in a row, and soldiers, representing the 144,000. The Lamb nimbed, with gold cross (Rev. 14:1-5). M.R. James described the scene below as 'the Annunciation, with the Dove', but it may represent the angel preaching to those on earth (Rev. 14:6). ...
EditorialInitial 'T' with foliage scrolls; the winged and nimbed figure of archangel Raphael is facing the blind Tobit. Each holds an inscribed roll [Tobit 5, 11, 13; 5, 12]. Worms Bible. Germany [Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland]; 1148. [Detail] Initi...
EditorialMiniature of Christ and the Feeding of the Five Thousand, with six nimbed figures in niches (Apostles?). A bas-de-page scene of a dragon and a grotesque with a small shield and axe, fighting. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westmins...
EditorialNimbed Saint in a Historiated Initial "I" from an Antiphonary. Italian (Rimini); Neri da Rimini (Italian, active 1300-1338). Date: 1310-1316. Dimensions: 130 x 80 mm (initial); 550 x 375 mm (sheet). Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with got...
EditorialPilgrim's Flask with Nimbed Figure, c. 400-600. Byzantium, Syria-Palestine, Byzantine period, 5th-7th Century. Opaque glass with paint; overall: 10.5 x 6.9 cm (4 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.).
EditorialNimbed Saint in a Historiated Initial "I" from an Antiphonary. Italian (Rimini); Neri da Rimini (Italian, active 1300-1338). Date: 1310-1316. Dimensions: 130 x 80 mm (initial); 550 x 375 mm (sheet). Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with got...
EditorialIllustration relating to alchemy. Speculum Philosophiae. England; 17th century. (Whole folio) Illustration relating to alchemy. A winged figure delivers a book to a bearded robed man; a nimbed figure holds a sun and moon Image taken from Speculum Phil...
EditorialPsalm 30; man playing kettledrums. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Psalm 30. Border decoration including a grotesque dragon with drooping ears, and two muscians. One plays two kettledrums [pair of nakers], and th...
EditorialPsalm 51; girl bathing. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 50. Psalm 51 beginning with initial 'Q', a nimbed figure pulling with pincers the tongue of a seated man. Border decoration with small animal g...
EditorialPsalm 24; Thomas Becket. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] Text; Psalm 24 beginning with initial 'D', a nimbed man resembling Christ stands pointing to his mouth. Marginal decoration, including a robin, a green par...
EditorialThe Nativity. Book of Hours. S. Netherlands [Liège]; between 1310 and 1320. [Whole folio] Christ between the Virgin and Joseph, who is leaning on his staff; the ox and ass behind. In the corners, roundels with nimbed figures playing harp, fiddle, psal...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the two disciples, both nimbed at a table in a building, with Christ outside behind a pillar holding a staff, looking back at them. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). England, S. E.? (London?); 2nd quarter of the 1...
EditorialKings, in a row, and soldiers, representing the 144,000. The Lamb nimbed, with gold cross (Rev. 14:1-5). M.R. James described the scene below as 'the Annunciation, with the Dove', but it may represent the angel preaching to those on earth (Rev. 14:6). ...
EditorialIllustration relating to alchemy. Speculum Philosophiae. England; 17th century. (Whole folio) Illustration relating to alchemy. A winged figure delivers a book to a bearded robed man; a nimbed figure holds a sun and moon Image taken from Speculum Phil...
EditorialPsalm 52; Dormition of the Virgin. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 51. Psalm 52 beginning with initial 'D', a fool with a bauble. Border decoration. In the lower margin, the Virgin lies, surrounded b...
EditorialChrist with loaf in his hand standing before two disciples and a group of seated figures. A disciple and a small boy approach Christ from behind carrying the loaves and fishes, with six nimbed figures, possibly apostles, standing in niches that frame t...
EditorialInitial 'T' with foliage scrolls; the winged and nimbed figure of archangel Raphael is facing the blind Tobit. Each holds an inscribed roll [Tobit 5, 11, 13; 5, 12]. Worms Bible. Germany [Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland]; 1148. [Detail] Initi...
EditorialMiniature of Christ and the Feeding of the Five Thousand, with six nimbed figures in niches (Apostles?). A bas-de-page scene of a dragon and a grotesque with a small shield and axe, fighting. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westmins...
EditorialRaising of Lazarus. Hours of Jacob de Brégilles. S. Netherlands [Bruges]; circa 1460. [Miniature and text] Office for the Dead at Vespers. Lazarus, nude and beardless, is rising out of an earth grave with stone lid, near a building. Behind Christ is J...
EditorialSaint Luke Enthroned, Saint Barnabas with a Book, Five Apostles Enthroned, Three Nimbed Men and a Fourth without a Halo, The Massacre of the Innocents; Unknown; France, Northeastern France, Europe; about 1300; Tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parc...
EditorialTwo Bishops and a Nimbed Priest, Two Nimbed Abbots and a Nimbed Monk, Noli me tangere, Saint Felicity with an Ointment Jar, Saint Perpetua with a Book and a Martyr's Palm; Unknown; France, Northeastern France, Europe; about 1300; Tempera colors, gold l...