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Small miniature of St. Luke.  Very elaborate frame-like border, with statue figures and multi-colored designs.  Opening of text of Luke.

Small miniature of St. Luke. Very elaborate frame-like border, with s...

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Small miniature of St. Luke.  Very elaborate frame-like border, with statue figures and multi-colored designs.  Opening of text of Luke.

Small miniature of St. Luke. Very elaborate frame-like border, with s...

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Full-page portrait of Mark in gold frame on purple background.

Full-page portrait of Mark in gold frame on purple background.

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Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green:  Sequentia sancti

Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green: Sequentia sancti

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Sixth vision: one of the four living creatures (here as the lion of St. Mark) hands out vials containing seven plagues to angels; an angel pours out the first plague causing malignant sores to the bearers of mark.

Sixth vision: one of the four living creatures (here as the lion of St...

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Large red initial on gold field, full border design, small initials, rubrics.

Large red initial on gold field, full border design, small initials, r...

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Miniature of John the Evangelist, 3-line blue initial, border design.  Main hand (hand 1).

Miniature of John the Evangelist, 3-line blue initial, border design. ...

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Miniature of the Annunciation with the Virgin reading a book (in a chemise binding?).

Miniature of the Annunciation with the Virgin reading a book (in a che...

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Opening page of calendar, written in French.

Opening page of calendar, written in French.

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Miniature of the Annunciation, initials, linefiller.

Miniature of the Annunciation, initials, linefiller.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel ... More

Hand 2, text in French - Public domain medieval manuscript

Hand 2, text in French - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Text with "branch" linefiller, initials, catchword, border design.

Text with "branch" linefiller, initials, catchword, border design.

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Different scribe or different script style; border of strewn flowers, insects, bird.

Different scribe or different script style; border of strewn flowers, ...

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Diagram of an eclipse of the sun, with the moon casting a shadow cone.

Diagram of an eclipse of the sun, with the moon casting a shadow cone.

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Pages of text with various initials and border designs.

Pages of text with various initials and border designs.

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Rubric; full page miniature of battle.

Rubric; full page miniature of battle.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric.  Miniature of men drinking.

Text with placemarkers and rubric. Miniature of men drinking.

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Full-page miniature showing marriage.

Full-page miniature showing marriage.

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Rubric and full-page miniature.

Rubric and full-page miniature.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature including King David.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature including King...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature of David rebuked by Nathan.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature of David rebuke...

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Mecca - Public domain dedication image

Mecca - Public domain dedication image

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Full-page miniature of Pentecost.  Elaborate full border with human figures

Full-page miniature of Pentecost. Elaborate full border with human fi...

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Command to St. Peter ("feed my sheep").

Command to St. Peter ("feed my sheep").

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Opening of gospel of Matthew, with title and miniature of Matthew in elaborate borders.

Opening of gospel of Matthew, with title and miniature of Matthew in e...

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Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green:  DNS

Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green: DNS

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Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green: Secundum

Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green: Secundum

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Fourth vision: God seated in glory with angels to either side, proclaims salvation; the archangel Michael fights the 7-headed dragon as devils are hurled by other angels from the sky. (Apoc. 12:7-12)

Fourth vision: God seated in glory with angels to either side, proclai...

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Explicit of this part. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Explicit of this part. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Miniature of Annunciation against a tessellated ground.

Miniature of Annunciation against a tessellated ground.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the an... More

Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist, border design, 3-line initial, rubric.

Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist, border design,...

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Opening page, table of contents.

Opening page, table of contents.

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Wochentlich Andacht zu Seligkayt.

Wochentlich Andacht zu Seligkayt.

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Full-page miniature of Annunciation.

Full-page miniature of Annunciation.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appea... More

Purple folio with title in gold in elaborate frame.

Purple folio with title in gold in elaborate frame.

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Purple folio with title in gold in elaborate frame.

Purple folio with title in gold in elaborate frame.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; three-quarter-page miniature.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; three-quarter-page miniature.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; miniature.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; miniature.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson led away bound.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson led away bound.

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Rubric and miniature including Moses.

Rubric and miniature including Moses.

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Text with placemarkers, large red initial and rubric.  Half-page miniature showing baby Moses in a basket, being placed in the river Nile.

Text with placemarkers, large red initial and rubric. Half-page minia...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature of Moses, Pharaoh, and the dead livestock.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature of Moses, Phar...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; miniature in one column of Moses and the plague of grasshoppers.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; miniature in one column of Moses an...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature of Jacob.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature of Jacob.

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Full-page miniature and rubric.

Full-page miniature and rubric.

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Text with rubrics and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature.

Text with rubrics and placemarkers. Half-page miniature.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric.  Miniature of Absalom caught in a tree by his hair.

Text with placemarkers and rubric. Miniature of Absalom caught in a t...

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Back cover of manuscript:  vellum page of 15th century missal.

Back cover of manuscript: vellum page of 15th century missal.

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Text with red and blue initials.  Map with small drawing of city.

Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawing of city.

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Opening of text in part two.  Large initial with long tail, including human and animal figures.  Rubric, name of book, and red placemarkers.  Marginal notes.

Opening of text in part two. Large initial with long tail, including ...

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Opening of text. Large puzzle initials, rubric, red daubs and blue marker as placemarkers, marginal notation.

Opening of text. Large puzzle initials, rubric, red daubs and blue mar...

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Title and miniature of St. John the Evangelist, both with elaborate framing including human figures.  Opening of text.  1-line gold and blue initials.

Title and miniature of St. John the Evangelist, both with elaborate fr...

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Command to St. Peter ("feed my sheep").

Command to St. Peter ("feed my sheep").

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Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Public domain reproduction of English medieval illuminated manuscript page, Latin, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Frame in gold and purple, with text in gold on purple background.  Large decorated P-I-I initials, for text "Passio Domini nostri Iesu Christi."

Frame in gold and purple, with text in gold on purple background. Lar...

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Seventh vision: an angel from heaven points to the destruction of Babylon; another angel takes up a stone, as it were a great millstone, and hurls it into the sea. (Apoc. 18:2-21)

Seventh vision: an angel from heaven points to the destruction of Baby...

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Large illuminated initial, smaller initials, rubrics, border design.
Opening of French section, in mid-sentence.  Initials and border design.

Opening of French section, in mid-sentence. Initials and border desig...

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Miniature of mass for the dead?  Large initial, border decoration.

Miniature of mass for the dead? Large initial, border decoration.

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Miniature of John the Evangelist on Patmos, with the eagle holding the saint's pen case; line fillers on last two text lines to justify the right margin of text.

Miniature of John the Evangelist on Patmos, with the eagle holding the...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. John was banished to Patmos by the Roman authorities durin... More

Miniature of Annunciation, border design with merman playing horn, initials, linefiller.

Miniature of Annunciation, border design with merman playing horn, ini...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appea... More

Miniature of God, Evangelist symbols.

Miniature of God, Evangelist symbols.

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Full-page miniature, in elaborate full border including human figures.

Full-page miniature, in elaborate full border including human figures.

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Towneley Lectionary details. Hinge

Towneley Lectionary details. Hinge

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Seventh map of Europe (Sardinia and Sicily), in full gold border.

Seventh map of Europe (Sardinia and Sicily), in full gold border.

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Full-page miniature of God creating heaven and earth.

Full-page miniature of God creating heaven and earth.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature including Samson.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature including Samson.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; miniature of Samson and Delilah.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; miniature of Samson and Delilah.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature showing Moses taken from the river.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature showing Moses t...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature of Moses, Pharaoh, and a plague.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature of Moses, Phar...

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Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

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Rubric and full-page initial showing Jacob dreaming and the ladder of angels.

Rubric and full-page initial showing Jacob dreaming and the ladder of ...

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Rubric and full-page miniature of David and Bathsheba.

Rubric and full-page miniature of David and Bathsheba.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature of David and a man.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature of David and a ...

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Page of text with initials, gold border with flowers and insects.

Page of text with initials, gold border with flowers and insects.

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Two columns of text, painted initial and initials with penwork. Placemarkers , rubric, marginal notes.

Two columns of text, painted initial and initials with penwork. Placem...

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Page of text with initials, border design and quire number.

Page of text with initials, border design and quire number.

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Anthropomorphic initial. - miniature, medieval manuscript

Anthropomorphic initial. - miniature, medieval manuscript

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Explicit of main text, end of hand one.  Colophon with name of scribe and date of writing.

Explicit of main text, end of hand one. Colophon with name of scribe ...

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Page of text with red 4-line initial.

Page of text with red 4-line initial.

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First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

First map of Asia (Asia minor), in full gold border.

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Opening of gospel of Mark, with title and miniature of Mark in elaborate borders, with human figures.

Opening of gospel of Mark, with title and miniature of Mark in elabora...

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Title and opening of Gospel of Matthew.  Miniature of Matthew.  Elaborate full border with human figures.

Title and opening of Gospel of Matthew. Miniature of Matthew. Elabor...

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Portrait of Matthew in gold frame on purple background, with gold, green, and other colors

Portrait of Matthew in gold frame on purple background, with gold, gre...

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Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.

Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.

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Fifth vision: an angel announces judgment to men of many categories of life; another angel points to the city of Babylon falling to pieces.

Fifth vision: an angel announces judgment to men of many categories of...

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Miniature of the Visitation, initials, linefillers, border design.

Miniature of the Visitation, initials, linefillers, border design.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. The Visitation is a scene in the New Testament that depicts the ... More

Annunciation to the Shepherds; large initial, border design, placemarkers.

Annunciation to the Shepherds; large initial, border design, placemark...

The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary to announce that she had been chosen to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. The event is recorded in the New Testamen... More

Opening of main text, miniature of Annunciation with border decoration, initials and linefiller.

Opening of main text, miniature of Annunciation with border decoration...

Public domain scan of a decorated illuminated manuscript page, medieval, 13th-14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel G... More

Miniature of John the Baptist and seemingly different style of border decoration. Text in gold.

Miniature of John the Baptist and seemingly different style of border ...

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Miniature of David and Goliath. Initials, border, placemarkers.

Miniature of David and Goliath. Initials, border, placemarkers.

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Miniature of Christ, rubric, small initial, note of owner A.A. Smets in upper right corner.

Miniature of Christ, rubric, small initial, note of owner A.A. Smets i...

Public domain image of a religious scene, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Christian Art, Bible, New Testament, medieval, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Opening of first book, miniature with large blue initial, border design, arms of first owner, placemarkers, rubric.

Opening of first book, miniature with large blue initial, border desig...

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Miniature of Jean Hayton, in his Premonstratensian robes, offering his book to Clement V.  Rubric, puzzle initial and small initial, linefiller.

Miniature of Jean Hayton, in his Premonstratensian robes, offering his...

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Larger initial, plus 2-line and 1-line initials, border design, rubrics.

Larger initial, plus 2-line and 1-line initials, border design, rubric...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson holding up columns.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson holding up colu...

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Text with rubric.  Miniature of agricultural laborers.

Text with rubric. Miniature of agricultural laborers.

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Rubric; full-page miniature including Samuel.

Rubric; full-page miniature including Samuel.

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