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Text with rubric; miniature of Ruth and Boas.

Text with rubric; miniature of Ruth and Boas.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; portrait of Joseph in one column.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; portrait of Joseph in one column.

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Text with placemarkers, rubric and large initial.  Miniature in one column.

Text with placemarkers, rubric and large initial. Miniature in one co...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniatures of a gathering at table.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniatures of a gatherin...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature.

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Text with rubric, placemarkers, and red, blue and green initial.  Miniature spread over two pages showing a battle.

Text with rubric, placemarkers, and red, blue and green initial. Mini...

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End of codex. - Public domain dedication image

End of codex. - Public domain dedication image

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Full-page miniature of Annunciation, with border including grotesques.  4-line initial, placemarker and smaller initial, rubric in French, catchword.

Full-page miniature of Annunciation, with border including grotesques....

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

The Resurrection. - Public domain monumental decor drawing

The Resurrection. - Public domain monumental decor drawing

Public domain scan of renaissance or mannerist print or drawing, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

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Ecclesiastes, initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

Ecclesiastes, initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame.  Large decorated initials.  Strip of vellum in later hand lies over the page.

Elaborate text page on purple background with gold and purple frame. ...

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Ps. 51, with the tail of its initial Q formed by a biting dragon.

Ps. 51, with the tail of its initial Q formed by a biting dragon.

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Page of text with catchword. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Page of text with catchword. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Second vision: an angel shows John a vision of God in majesty, with symbols of the four evangelists, as the elders kneel in adoration.

Second vision: an angel shows John a vision of God in majesty, with sy...

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Fifth vision: the two-horned beast instructs people to worship the beast from the sea; those who refuse are slain.

Fifth vision: the two-horned beast instructs people to worship the bea...

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Miniature of Mary and Jesus, border design and initial, French text.

Miniature of Mary and Jesus, border design and initial, French text.

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First text, in cursive hand. - Public domain medieval manuscript

First text, in cursive hand. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Coat of arms of unknown owner. - Public domain dedication image

Coat of arms of unknown owner. - Public domain dedication image

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Page of text with initials, border design includes beast.

Page of text with initials, border design includes beast.

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Opening of main text, large initial, full border decoration, rubric, linefiller.

Opening of main text, large initial, full border decoration, rubric, l...

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Main hand (hand 3), initials, border decoration, rubrics, catchword.

Main hand (hand 3), initials, border decoration, rubrics, catchword.

Public domain illustrated book page scan, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Round miniatures of souls in torment, skull, and sun.

Round miniatures of souls in torment, skull, and sun.

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Opening of third book, initial, border design, catchword.

Opening of third book, initial, border design, catchword.

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Coat of arms of early owner.

Coat of arms of early owner.

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Opening of text, hand 1, initial with illumination, elaborate border design.

Opening of text, hand 1, initial with illumination, elaborate border d...

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Miniature, border, and opening of Trionfi with a blinded Cupid shooting an arrow from atop the cart drawn by white horses.

Miniature, border, and opening of Trionfi with a blinded Cupid shootin...

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Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: Back cover, illuminated manuscript

Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: Back cover, illuminated man...

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Towneley Lectionary details. Cornerpiece front

Towneley Lectionary details. Cornerpiece front

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Leaf with miniature of the Resurrection.

Leaf with miniature of the Resurrection.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, classical or archaic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Fourth map of Africa (Egypt and Sinai), in full gold border.

Fourth map of Africa (Egypt and Sinai), in full gold border.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson's marriage.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; miniature of Samson's marriage.

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature showing confrontation between man and angel.

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

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Page of text with 3-line initial and penwork, smaller initials, rubrics, and chart of heavens.

Page of text with 3-line initial and penwork, smaller initials, rubric...

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Large initial with miniature and grotesques.  Full border design.  Coat of arms.  Blue rubric.  Opening of De officiis. Stamp of library of Antoine Moriau.

Large initial with miniature and grotesques. Full border design. Coa...

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Explicit of text, partially blurred and rewritten? Note in later hand.

Explicit of text, partially blurred and rewritten? Note in later hand.

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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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Raising of Lazarus

Raising of Lazarus

A book of hours is a type of devotional text that was popular in the Middle Ages, particularly in the late medieval period. It is a type of prayer book that contains a collection of prayers and devotional texts... More

Binding

Binding

Public domain scan of a document related to American history, Colonial period, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Adoration of the Magi - Public domain medieval manuscript

Adoration of the Magi - Public domain medieval manuscript

Public domain scan of a medieval illuminated manuscript page, 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...

Public domain image of a medieval statue, sculpture, art, painting, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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...

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.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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.

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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 ...

Public domain reproduction of portrait print, 14ht-15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

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.

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

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.

Public domain scan of 15th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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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Amos, historiated initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

Amos, historiated initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Mark 1, decorated initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

Mark 1, decorated initial - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Dream-vision of Ghenghis Khan who sees a man on a white horse foretelling the destiny of the Tartars; other moments of Tartar history, with camels and an elephant in the background.

Dream-vision of Ghenghis Khan who sees a man on a white horse foretell...

Public domain history book page scan, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Ninth map of Europe (the Balkans, northern Greece, the Dardanelles and Byzantium), in full gold border.

Ninth map of Europe (the Balkans, northern Greece, the Dardanelles and...

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Annunciation - Public domain medieval manuscript

Annunciation - Public domain medieval manuscript

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 text and miniature of zodiac, seasonal activities.

Opening of text and miniature of zodiac, seasonal activities.

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Gold text on purple background in gold frame.  Large decorated initial I.  Text for the Assumption.

Gold text on purple background in gold frame. Large decorated initial...

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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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Text with placemarkers and rubric and large red initial; border design drawn in but not yet colored.

Text with placemarkers and rubric and large red initial; border design...

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Full-page miniature showing a battle.

Full-page miniature showing a battle.

Public domain image of a battle, city walls, siege, medieval, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Rubric and full-page miniature showing a group of women with instruments.

Rubric and full-page miniature showing a group of women with instrumen...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.

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Rubric and full-page miniature of Jacob wrestling the angel.

Rubric and full-page miniature of Jacob wrestling the angel.

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Rubric and full-page miniature of God and Abraham.

Rubric and full-page miniature of God and Abraham.

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Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Miniature in one column of three men.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Miniature in one column of three m...

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