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Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary
Byzantine
ca. 1100
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
Illuminated Psalter
Byzantine
late 1100s
Plaque with Christ in Majesty and the Four Evangelists
Ottonian
1000–1100
Hours of Francis I
Master of François de Rohan
1539–40
Four Gospels in Armenian
Armenian
1434/35
Printed Book with Silva Nuptialis Bonis Referta Non Modicis
Johannes Nevizanus
1521
Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem)
T'oros the Deacon
1311
Manuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a Missal
French
ca. 1270–80
Manuscript Leaf from a Royal Psalter
British
13th century
The Right Hand of God Protecting the Faithful against the Demons
Jean Fouquet
ca. 1452–1460
Manuscript Leaf with the Initial V, from an Antiphonary
German
ca. 1425–50
Gospel Book (so-called Small Bernward Gospel)
Northeast French and German (Hildesheim)
last third 9th century (Mss)/ca. 1000 (front cover - second half 12th century)
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Ja'far Baisunghuri
835 AH/1431–32 CE
Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Ja'far Baisunghuri
dated 835 AH/1431–32 CE
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God"
Cano de Aranda
1446–82
Manuscript Leaf with the Trinity in an Initial T, from an Antiphonary
Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius
second half 15th century
Manuscript Leaf with Saint John the Evangelist and Saint John the Baptist in an Initial M, from an Antiphonary
Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius
second half 15th century
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry
The Limbourg Brothers
1405–1408/1409
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France
Jean Pucelle
ca. 1324–28
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di
Sultan Muhammad Nur
dated 920 AH/1514 CE
Adoration of the Shepherds
Francesco di Marco Marmitta da Parma
ca. 1500
Precious Gospels of Bernward (front and back covers)
German (Hildesheim)
ca. 1015/refurbished ca. 1194
"Bahram Gur and the Indian Princess in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 23v from a Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Nizami
ca. 1430
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Christ in Majesty with Angels and the Angel of God Directs Saint John to Write the Book of Revelation
Spanish
ca. 1180
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless
Spanish
ca. 1180
Illuminated Frontispiece of a Manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
text: dated 892 AH/1487 CE; illumination: ca. 1600
The Prophet Isaiah in a Letter H, from a choir book of the Franciscans of Bethlehem
Andrea di Bartolo
ca. 1401–04
Self-portrait
Simon Bening
1558
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
Muhammad al-Zanjani
dated 531 AH/1137 CE
Leaves from a Beatus Manuscript: Bifolium with part of the Genealogy of Christ and the Adoration of the Magi
Spanish
ca. 1180
The Nativity
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni)
ca. 1406–10
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the First Angel Sounds the Trumpet; Fire, Hail-stones, and Blood are Cast Upon the Earth
Spanish
ca. 1180
The Crucifixion
Master of the Codex of Saint George
ca. 1330–35
Holy Face
Gerard David
ca. 1485–90
Book of the Gospels
Northern Highlands artist
late 14th–early 15th century
Qur'an Manuscript
dated 1268 AH/1851–52 CE
Bowl with Lioness
Byzantine
1100–1300
Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
dated 588 AH/1192–93 CE
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
ca. 1180
Book of Hours
Simon Bening
ca. 1530–35
Khusrau and Shirin
Hatifi
dated 904 AH/1498–99 CE
Nine illustrated folios from a Gandavyuha-sutra manuscript
Nepal
late 11th–early 12th century
Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath
Ahmad Nairizi
dated 1132 AH/1719–20 CE
A Medieval Bakery, from the Book of Problems of Pseudo-Aristotle, translated into the French by Évrart de Conty
Master of the Second Roman de la Rose of the Duke of Berry,
ca. 1400
Genealogical Chronicle of the Kings of England
British
1466–67
Book of Flower Studies
Master of Claude de France
ca. 1510–1515
Pricket Candlestick with a Naked Youth Fighting a Dragon
South Netherlandish
ca. 1140–60
"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)
ca. 1400
Manuscript Illumination with Joseph Sold by His Brothers in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary
Giovanni Pietro da Cemmo
ca. 1490
Hebrew Bible
Spanish
1300–1350 (before 1366)
Tip of a Pointer
Byzantine
1080–1150
Album of Flower Paintings
Fathallah Shirazi
ca. 1880
Lion
Spanish
after 1200
Armenian Manuscript Bifolium
Illuminator Minas (?)
15th century
"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)
Mustafa ibn Vali
ca. 1595
Ratmann Sacramentary (front cover)
German (Hildesheim, St. Michael's)
1159/restored 1400
The Cloisters Apocalypse
French
ca. 1330
Page from a Mahzor (reused in the binding of a printed edition of Four Books of Sentences by Peter Lombard)
first half 14th century (Mahzor); 1475–76 (printed book)
Manuscript Illumination with the Trinity, from a Book of Hours
North French
late 15th century