EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a horseman with a small shield round his neck and a sword in his hand which he brandishes to left and right. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual...
EditorialPage of Khamsa manuscript with wild cats and deer in border. Khamsa by Nizami. Borders decorated with designs in gold of birds, animals, mythical beasts, trees and plants. Seventeen miniatures, some signed by Shah Tahmasp's artists., with three added 1...
EditorialA bard. Bhat, a mixed caste of hereditary panegyrists; represented by a bard. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles nort...
EditorialA prince and his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince and two attendants with his tutor on a terrace. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemb...
EditorialSaint. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] A saint executed. Text. Borders with trompe l'oeil . Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source: Add. 35214, f.129v. Language: Latin.
EditorialBas-de-page scene of two pilgrims informing the Apostles of the appearance of Christ. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). England, S. E.? (London?); 2nd quarter of the 14th century. Source: Yates Thompson 13, f.129v. Language: Latin and...
EditorialSaint. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] A saint executed. Text. Borders with trompe l'oeil . Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source: Add. 35214, f.129v. Language: Latin.
EditorialFolio f 129v. Codex Madrid I (Ms. 8937) "Treaty of statics and mechanics", 192 folios with 384 pages. Internal format: 215 x 145 mm. APPLIED MECHANICS (MACHINES AND WITS). PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, CINEMATICS, DYNAMICS.
EditorialThe prince making love. Sinbadnama, the Story of Sinbad, in an anonymous Persian version, with 72 miniatures. c.1575. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 3214, f.129v. Language: Persian.
EditorialA bard. Bhat, a mixed caste of hereditary panegyrists; represented by a bard. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles nort...
EditorialA prince and his tutor. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. A young prince and two attendants with his tutor on a terrace. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of the Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemb...
EditorialWhite cat and a mouse. . Hours of the Virgin. Book of Hours, Use of Maastricht ('The Maastricht Hours'). Netherlands, S. (Liège); 1st quarter of the 14th century. Source: Stowe 17 f.129v.
EditorialText page from Hours of the Virgin: beginning of Nunc Dimittis. Sforza Hours. Milan, circa 1490; Flemish insertions, 1517-1520. Source: Add. 34294, f.129v. Language: Latin.
EditorialWheel of Sevens. Psalter of Robert de Lisle. England [London?]; circa 1310. [Whole folio] Diagram of 7 concentric circles with inscriptions, each divided in 7 radial segments.The circles contain the 7 requests of the Lord's Prayer, 7 Sacraments of the ...
EditorialThe Flagellation of Christ, 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.129v. Language: Latin, calendar and rubrics in French.
EditorialHorseman. Nihayat al-su'l, a manual of horsemanship and mili. Syria/Egypt, 1371. An illustration of a horseman with a small shield round his neck and a sword in his hand which he brandishes to left and right. Image taken from Nihayat al-su'l, a manual...
EditorialLeonardo da Vinci's notes. Notebook of Leonardo da Vinci. early 16th century. (Whole folio) Notes and diagrams by Leonardo da Vinci Image taken from Notebook of Leonardo da Vinci. Originally published/produced in early 16th century. . Source: Arundel...
EditorialDetail of a miniature of the Lover and la Vieille (the Duenna). Roman de la Rose. Netherlands, S. (Bruges). c. 1490-c. 1500. Source: Harley 4425 f.129v. Language: French.
EditorialBas-de-page scene of a crow perched above its young in a nest. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. Source: Royal 2 B. VII, f.129v. Language: Latin, with French image captions.
EditorialA bard. Bhat, a mixed caste of hereditary panegyrists; represented by a bard. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles nort...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of two pilgrims informing the Apostles of the appearance of Christ. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). England, S. E.? (London?); 2nd quarter of the 14th century. Source: Yates Thompson 13, f.129v. Language: Latin and...
EditorialInsect and apple. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] A blessing. Borders with trompe l'oeil decoration including an apple and insect. Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source...
EditorialPage of Khamsa manuscript with wild cats and deer in border. Khamsa by Nizami. Borders decorated with designs in gold of birds, animals, mythical beasts, trees and plants. Seventeen miniatures, some signed by Shah Tahmasp's artists., with three added 1...
EditorialHollyhock. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] Text. Border shows a Hollyhock flower. Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source: Add. 35214, f.129v. Language: Latin.
EditorialGarlic. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] Text. Border shows a garlic plant and insect. Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source: Add. 35214, f.129v. Language: Latin.
EditorialCampanula. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] Text. Borders with trompe l'oeil decoration of Campanula. Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source: Add. 35214, f.129v. Language...
EditorialSaint. Book of Hours. France; circa 1500. [Whole folio] A saint executed. Text. Borders with trompe l'oeil . Image taken from Book of Hours. Originally published/produced in France [Paris]; 1515 - 1520. . Source: Add. 35214, f.129v. Language: Latin.