EditorialMiracle of the unchaste abbess. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 55. Psalm 56 beginning with decorated initial 'M'. Border decoration with animal grotesque. In the lower margin, an angel receives an i...
EditorialOtago. An engraved illustration of a Tongan man. A Collection of Drawings made in the Countries visited by Captain Cook in his First Voyage, 1768-1771. Source: Add. 23920, f.104. Language: English.
EditorialA view at Bolcheretzkoi in Kamchatka. A small village of wooden huts. Some people, a family, can be seen and some cattle in a pen; Drawn by John Webber. In 1779, Captain James Cook's Discovery and Resolution anchored in the bay of Petropavlovsk-Kamcha...
EditorialIn an encampment scene, Guha the Ni?āda king is introduced into the meeting of the princes, Brahmins and ministers. The horses, unyoked from the chariots, stand in a line tethered and hobbled, while a mahout prepares powder for the decoration of his...
EditorialMiniature of 'Marcie qui fut de Varron' (i.e. Jaia of Cyzicus) with a mirror and sculptor's tools. Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation. France, Central (Paris); 1st quarter of the 15th century. Source: R...
EditorialSultan Babur with his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The young Sultan Babur on a terrace with his tutor and two attendants. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq...
EditorialIn an encampment scene, Guha the Ni?āda king is introduced into the meeting of the princes, Brahmins and ministers. The horses, unyoked from the chariots, stand in a line tethered and hobbled, while a mahout prepares powder for the decoration of his...
EditorialPurgatorio: They meet the gluttons. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.104. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialMiniature of David penitent, praying to the Holy Trinity within a walled garden, with his harp and crown on the ground beside him. A large historiated initial 'D'(omine) containing David in an open arm gesture with his harp behind, and biblical scenes ...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, while a wingless angel at right holds Christ’s garment, with a caption reading, ‘Cy seint iohan Baptist douz ihesu crist’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Englan...
EditorialIn an encampment scene, Guha the Ni?āda king is introduced into the meeting of the princes, Brahmins and ministers. The horses, unyoked from the chariots, stand in a line tethered and hobbled, while a mahout prepares powder for the decoration of his...
EditorialKing Richard II. Nova Statuta [Statutes from Edward III to Henry VI. [Whole folio] Text, with initial 'R', King Richard II enrobed and crowned, holding orb and sceptre. Decorated foliate border Image taken from Nova Statuta [Statutes from Edward III t...
EditorialAbove, Rama and his ministers listen to Lava and Kusha chant the Ramayana. The centre section depicts the monkeys, Vibhishana and royal ladies, while the lower section depicts the brahmins performing the sacrifice. Ramayana. Udaipur, 1653. Source: Add....
EditorialA bas-de-page scene of a knight with a hound on a lead. Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals'). France, S. (Toulouse?); last quarter of the 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century. Source: Royal 10 E. IV, f.1...
EditorialText page; Psalm 41. Mirandola Hours. Italy, circa 1490-1499. [Whole folio] Text page from the Office of the Dead; Psalm 41. Image taken from Mirandola Hours. Originally published/produced in Italy, circa 1490-1499. Source: Add. 50002, f.104. Language:...
EditorialFull page botanical painting of Viola odorata or 'Viola' with a countrywoman gathering plants and a stream with a weir and watermill with smoke coming out of the chimney. Coloured drawings of plants, copied from nature in the Roman States, by Gerardo C...
EditorialOtago. An engraved illustration of a Tongan man. A Collection of Drawings made in the Countries visited by Captain Cook in his First Voyage, 1768-1771. Source: Add. 23920, f.104. Language: English.
EditorialMiniature of 'Marcie qui fut de Varron' (i.e. Jaia of Cyzicus) with a mirror and sculptor's tools. Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation. France, Central (Paris); 1st quarter of the 15th century. Source: R...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of a hydrus (or water-snake), entering the mouth of a sleeping crocodile and eating its way through the crocodile's side. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. Source:...
EditorialThe story of King Sagara. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Visvamitra relates the story of King Sagara in the bottom left of the page. In the middle of the page, King Sagara engages in yogic practices, accompanied by his consorts, in order to gain ...
EditorialThe sandpipers on their nest. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. The sandpipers on their nest on the water while the simurgh leads the army of birds to their rescue. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a versi...
EditorialMiracle of the unchaste abbess. Luttrell Psalter. England [East Anglia]; circa 1325-1335. [Whole folio] End of Psalm 55. Psalm 56 beginning with decorated initial 'M'. Border decoration with animal grotesque. In the lower margin, an angel receives an i...
EditorialPsalm 80, beginning with initial 'E', David crowned, playing on three bells with two hammers. Psalter of Henry VIII. N. France [probably Rennes]; circa 1300. Source: Yates Thompson 18, f.104. Language: Latin and French.
EditorialA woman looking at her reflection in a mirror, and combing her hair. De claris mulieribus. Early 15th century. Source: Royal 20 C.V, f.104. Language: French.
EditorialA view at Bolcheretzkoi in Kamchatka. A small village of wooden huts. Some people, a family, can be seen and some cattle in a pen; Drawn by John Webber. In 1779, Captain James Cook's Discovery and Resolution anchored in the bay of Petropavlovsk-Kamcha...
EditorialThe sandpipers on their nest on the water while the ‘simurgh’ leads the army of birds to their rescue. A.H. 1019 (A.D. 1610). ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay. Illustration from the Fables of Pilpay. Source: Add. 18579 f.104. Language: Persian.
EditorialMiniature of David penitent, praying to the Holy Trinity within a walled garden, with his harp and crown on the ground beside him. A large historiated initial 'D'(omine) containing David in an open arm gesture with his harp behind, and biblical scenes ...
EditorialFan weapons; 1. knife; 2. sacrificial knife and battle-axe; 3. shield and spear. The history of mankind / Trans from the second German edited by A. J. Butler. v. 3, 1898. [S.l.] : Macmillan, 1896-1898. Source: 572*3343* vol III, f.104. Language: English.
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist, while a wingless angel at right holds Christ’s garment, with a caption reading, ‘Cy seint iohan Baptist douz ihesu crist’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Englan...
EditorialSultan Babur with his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. The young Sultan Babur on a terrace with his tutor and two attendants. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq...
EditorialDenis, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). France, Central (Paris); c.1410. Source: Egerton 1070, f.104. Language: Latin, calendar and rubrics in French.
EditorialOffice for the Dead at Vespers. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] Office for the Dead at Vespers. Psalm 137. Borders of trompe l'oeil decoration with Sweet William and a butterfly Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/pr...
EditorialThe simurgh leading an army of birds, 1610. The sandpipers sit on their nest in the water while the simurgh leads the birds to their rescue. The simurgh is a mythical creature related to the roc and the phoenix. It lives for up to 2000 years and may ev...