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renaissance and medieval manuscripts collection ca 850 ca 1600, religious books

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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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The Nativity. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

The Nativity. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Fourth vision: beast from the sea and the two-horned beast from the earth who gives the scepter to the first beast; men and women worship the first beast. (Apoc. 13:11-12)

Fourth vision: beast from the sea and the two-horned beast from the ea...

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Example of different style of decoration prevalent at end of codex.  Blue initial with red penwork, yellow daubs as placemarkers.

Example of different style of decoration prevalent at end of codex. B...

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Opening page of calendar. - Public domain dedication image

Opening page of calendar. - Public domain dedication image

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Miniature of death of Virgin. - Public domain dedication image

Miniature of death of Virgin. - Public domain dedication image

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Small initial with border decoration, rubrics, placemarkers, catchword.

Small initial with border decoration, rubrics, placemarkers, catchword...

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Miniature of the Visitation; initials, border.

Miniature of the Visitation; initials, border.

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Opening of a primer: alphabet, Ave Maria, Pater Noster, and rubric for the creed. Miniature of Jesus teaching the twelve apostles to pray the "Our Father"; Annunciation.

Opening of a primer: alphabet, Ave Maria, Pater Noster, and rubric for...

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Chart showing the solar system with earth at the center.  It is surrounded by four grotesques, on blue, red, green and gold field.  Text with placemarkers.

Chart showing the solar system with earth at the center. It is surrou...

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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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Acts, Illuminated medieval manuscript

Acts, Illuminated medieval manuscript

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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; miniature of Samson wrestling a lion.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson wrestling a lio...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature showing Samson's eye being put out and Delilah being paid.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature showing Samson's eye bein...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of a woman murdering a sleeping man.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of a woman murdering a sl...

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Rubric and full-page miniature including the Ark of the Covenant.

Rubric and full-page miniature including the Ark of the Covenant.

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Text with placemarkers, rubric, and large blue initial.  Border design with leaves and grotesques.

Text with placemarkers, rubric, and large blue initial. Border design...

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Full-page miniature of Moses receiving the laws.

Full-page miniature of Moses receiving the laws.

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Rubric and full-page miniature showing Moses, Pharaoh, and the rain of blood.

Rubric and full-page miniature showing Moses, Pharaoh, and the rain of...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature of Joseph driving a wagon.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature of Joseph drivi...

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Text with rubrics and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature largely obscured by a repair.

Text with rubrics and placemarkers. Half-page miniature largely obscu...

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Text with rubric, placemarkers and large red initial.  Half-page miniature of David as a shepherd.

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

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  In one column, miniature of David rebuked.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. In one column, miniature of David ...

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[Lectionary of the Acts and Epistles]

[Lectionary of the Acts and Epistles]

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Notes in Latin and German. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Notes in Latin and German. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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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Purple folio with title in gold in elaborate frame.

Purple folio with title in gold in elaborate frame.

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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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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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Text with red and blue initials.  Map with small drawings of cities.

Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawings of cities.

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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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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...

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

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

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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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The Nativity. - Public domain dedication image

The Nativity. - Public domain dedication image

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Full-page miniature of the Sermon on the Mount.  Elaborate full border with human figures.

Full-page miniature of the Sermon on the Mount. Elaborate full border...

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First vision: John writes his text while on the island of Patmos; the Son of Man, with sword in his mouth, amongst the seven candlesticks; angels with the seven churches.

First vision: John writes his text while on the island of Patmos; the ...

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Eighth vision: as John watches, God in heaven sends a flowing river through the city of Jerusalem; John attempts to worship an angel who instead points to God. (Apoc. 22:1-9)

Eighth vision: as John watches, God in heaven sends a flowing river th...

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Text with initials, linefillers, border design, catchword.

Text with initials, linefillers, border design, catchword.

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Opening of text and miniature of descent from Cross; large initial and full border.

Opening of text and miniature of descent from Cross; large initial and...

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Explicit, border design, initial, rubric.

Explicit, border design, initial, rubric.

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Miniature of Virgin and Child enthroned and opening of French text.

Miniature of Virgin and Child enthroned and opening of French text.

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Miniature of St. Stephen, large white initial, full border design.

Miniature of St. Stephen, large white initial, full border design.

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Miniature of mass for the dead.  Full border decoration, initial, rubric.

Miniature of mass for the dead. Full border decoration, initial, rubr...

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Diagram of a lunar eclipse, with earth casting a shadow cone.

Diagram of a lunar eclipse, with earth casting a shadow cone.

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Miniature of mass with Christ and instruments of crucifixion.  Border design.

Miniature of mass with Christ and instruments of crucifixion. Border ...

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Miniature including Samson; rubric.

Miniature including Samson; rubric.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Delilah cutting Samson's hair.

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

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