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Taccuinum Sanitatis. Botanical illustrations manuscript

Taccuinum Sanitatis. Botanical illustrations manuscript

Public domain photo of botanical artwork, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Taccuinum Sanitatis. Botanical illustrations manuscript

Taccuinum Sanitatis. Botanical illustrations manuscript

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[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

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[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

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[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

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[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

[Xanten Bible.] - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Storage box - Public domain dedication image

Storage box - Public domain dedication image

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Female bullfighter - Drawing. Public domain image.

Female bullfighter - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Momoyogusa = Flowers of a Hundred Generations, vol. 1 front cover.

Momoyogusa = Flowers of a Hundred Generations, vol. 1 front cover.

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Opening page of the Gospel, fol. 3

Opening page of the Gospel, fol. 3

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Giovanni Boccaccio - Adam and Eve. - Public domain medieval manuscript, illuminated manuscript

Giovanni Boccaccio - Adam and Eve. - Public domain medieval manuscript...

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Scroll 1. Scene 3 - A painting of a house in the mountains

Scroll 1. Scene 3 - A painting of a house in the mountains

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Rules of Cantillation - Public domain medieval manuscript

Rules of Cantillation - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Cystoseira ericoides - Early photography, Public domain image

Cystoseira ericoides - Early photography, Public domain image

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Opening image.  Note reinforcements in upper margins, and half-moon cutouts

Opening image. Note reinforcements in upper margins, and half-moon cu...

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13 June 1773 - Public domain  drawing

13 June 1773 - Public domain drawing

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Job 22-24 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Job 22-24 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Qur'ân, fragment. [Sûrat al-Naba']

Qur'ân, fragment. [Sûrat al-Naba']

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Job 37-38 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Job 37-38 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll I.

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll I.

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Scroll 2, scene 19. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Scroll 2, scene 19. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

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Rikka zu = Flower arrangements.

Rikka zu = Flower arrangements.

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Sorimachi 409, originally published by Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763)

Sorimachi 409, originally published by Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763)

Purple Inkstone of the Ming Dynasty (Minchō shiken) in 3 volumes; after “Living Garden of Ming-dynasty Painting” (Minchō Seidō Gaen) originally published by Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763) in 1746

The eagle and the fox [cont.]. - Public domain dedication image

The eagle and the fox [cont.]. - Public domain dedication image

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Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll II.

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll II.

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Chrysanthemum boy. Woodblock print, Sekka Kamisaka, Japan 1866-1942

Chrysanthemum boy. Woodblock print, Sekka Kamisaka, Japan 1866-1942

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Isaiah 66 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Isaiah 66 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Ezekiel 48 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Ezekiel 48 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Sorimachi 409, originally published by Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763)

Sorimachi 409, originally published by Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763)

Purple Inkstone of the Ming Dynasty (Minchō shiken) in 3 volumes; after “Living Garden of Ming-dynasty Painting” (Minchō Seidō Gaen) originally published by Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763) in 1746

Furcellaria fastigiata - Early photography, Public domain image

Furcellaria fastigiata - Early photography, Public domain image

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Miniature showing 1. Curia and Quintus Lucretius and a female attendant in a private chamber, with Lucretius' hiding place visible; 2. Curia, feigning grief, approaches townpeople crowded together in a town square. Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing 1. Curia and Quintus Lucretius and a female attendan...

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Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll II.

Ise Monogatari Emaki, Scroll II.

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Miniature showing Antonia in her widowhood, spinning at her wheel while female attendants card and twist. Initial and border design.

Miniature showing Antonia in her widowhood, spinning at her wheel whil...

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Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 29v

Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 29v

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fol. 29r - Public domain dedication image

fol. 29r - Public domain dedication image

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Scroll 3, scene 20. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

Scroll 3, scene 20. 18th Century Japan. Public domain image.

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Miniature showing 1. two ships full of soldiers; 2. Camiola's proposal of marriage with the imprisoned Roland; 3. Camiola delivers her oration to the ecclesiastical judge, who sits on a throne, attended by nobles.  Initial, rubric, border design.

Miniature showing 1. two ships full of soldiers; 2. Camiola's proposal...

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Ise monogatari = The Tales of Ise.

Ise monogatari = The Tales of Ise.

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Spine.

Spine.

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Bitumen, al-qafr (al-yahûdî). The illustration    would rather seem to fit the preceding entry, pitch oil that is used for curing boils and scabs on cattle [top]; Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), al-sarw, fol. 44

Bitumen, al-qafr (al-yahûdî). The illustration would rather seem to...

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fol. 44v - Public domain dedication image

fol. 44v - Public domain dedication image

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Muhammad's wife 'Â'ishah gives her husband information on people with communicable diseases.

Muhammad's wife 'Â'ishah gives her husband information on people with ...

Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.

Back cover. - Public domain dedication image

Back cover. - Public domain dedication image

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 63 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 63 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 69v - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 69v - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 68v

Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 68v

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 71 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 71 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Front cover.

Front cover.

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Mûsâ (Moses) encounters a dragon that devours all the sheep in a valley near Midian, fol. 74

Mûsâ (Moses) encounters a dragon that devours all the sheep in a valle...

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 77 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 77 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Public domain photograph of 18th-century Japanese painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 86

Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 86

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Nitophyllum punctatum ß ocellatum

Nitophyllum punctatum ß ocellatum

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Wheat (Triticum vulgare), illustrates wheat bran, nukhâlat daqîq al-hintah, fol. 92

Wheat (Triticum vulgare), illustrates wheat bran, nukhâlat daqîq al-hi...

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 97 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 97 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Miniature of Gemini, with text and 1-line blue initial

Miniature of Gemini, with text and 1-line blue initial

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 102v - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 102v - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Back endpaper.

Back endpaper.

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Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: fol. 108r, illuminated manuscript

Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: fol. 108r, illuminated manu...

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 111 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 111 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 112 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 112 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Halymenia ligulata var. latifolia

Halymenia ligulata var. latifolia

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Round birthwort (Aristolochia rotunda), sf/qûlâ [? n.p.], i.e., al-zarâwand [top]; Long birthwort (Aristolochia longa) [middle]; Climbing birthwort (Aristolochia clematitis) [bottom], fol. 122

Round birthwort (Aristolochia rotunda), sf/qûlâ [? n.p.], i.e., al-zar...

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Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), sûs, fol. 123 manuscript

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), sûs, fol. 123 manuscript

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

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Full-page miniature of sowing seed; riding to the hounds in the background, in October, fol. 11v

Full-page miniature of sowing seed; riding to the hounds in the backgr...

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description A book of hours is a type of devotional text that was popular in ... More

Front doublure., France, 19th century

Front doublure., France, 19th century

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The woman and the hen [cont.]; Dog bites man.

The woman and the hen [cont.]; Dog bites man.

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Front endpaper., France, 19th century

Front endpaper., France, 19th century

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 149 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 149 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

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Enteromorpha compressa β prolifera

Enteromorpha compressa β prolifera

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Enteromorpha clathrata - Early photography, Public domain image

Enteromorpha clathrata - Early photography, Public domain image

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Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 160 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Qisas al-Anbiyâ, fol. 160 - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Ise monogatari = The Tales of Ise.

Ise monogatari = The Tales of Ise.

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Public domain scan of a vintage world map, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.
Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual. Japanese edition,

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual. Japanese edi...

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

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Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

Kaishien gaden = The mustard seed garden painting manual.

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Scroll 2 - Public domain dedication image

Scroll 2 - Public domain dedication image

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The bird catcher and the crested lark [cont.]; Hermes and the traveler.

The bird catcher and the crested lark [cont.]; Hermes and the traveler...

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Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca), bruwân [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown, fol. 211v

Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca), bruwân [n.p.]. Two varieties are shown, fo...

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Back doublure. - Public domain dedication image

Back doublure. - Public domain dedication image

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The thieving child and his mother [cont.].

The thieving child and his mother [cont.].

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Rupture Wort (Herniaria glabra), afîqâqatîs [! N.p.]. Illustration questionable [top]; Fumitory  (Fumaria parvifolia), fâfiyyûs [! n.p.] (Gr: kapnos), i.e., al-kammûnah [bottom], fol. 215v

Rupture Wort (Herniaria glabra), afîqâqatîs [! N.p.]. Illustration que...

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Back cover. - Public domain dedication image

Back cover. - Public domain dedication image

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Horae, fol. 26 - Public domain medieval manuscript

Horae, fol. 26 - Public domain medieval manuscript

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

Rudolf von Ems - fol. 33v manuscript

Rudolf von Ems - fol. 33v manuscript

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Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 279v

Materia medica. Arabic, fol. 279v

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The rook and the dog [cont.]; The crow and the snake.

The rook and the dog [cont.]; The crow and the snake.

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Text - Public domain medieval manuscript

Text - Public domain medieval manuscript

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The travelers and the flotsam [cont.]; The wild donkey and the tame one.

The travelers and the flotsam [cont.]; The wild donkey and the tame on...

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The hen and the swallow [cont.]; The first appearance of the camel.

The hen and the swallow [cont.]; The first appearance of the camel.

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Rudolf von Ems - fol. 60v manuscript

Rudolf von Ems - fol. 60v manuscript

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The dog who came to dinner [cont.].

The dog who came to dinner [cont.].

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The cricket and the ants [cont.]; The fox and the worm; The hen who laid the goldern eggs.

The cricket and the ants [cont.]; The fox and the worm; The hen who la...

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Horae, fol. 69, illuminated manuscript

Horae, fol. 69, illuminated manuscript

Public domain reproduction of illuminated manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. A book of hours is a type of devotional text that was popular in the Middle Ages, p... More

Text - Public domain medieval manuscript

Text - Public domain medieval manuscript

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