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Illuminated Psalter, Tempera, black ink and gold on parchment, Byzantine
Illuminated Psalter
Byzantine
late 1100s
Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial R with The Resurrection, Parchment, tempera, ink, metal leaf, Rhenish
Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial R with The Resurrection
Rhenish
late 13th century
Manuscript Leaf Cutting showing an Illuminated Initial R with St. Protasius and St. Gervasius, Olivetan Master Lombard, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Leaf Cutting showing an Illuminated Initial R with St. Protasius and St. Gervasius
Olivetan Master
mid-15th century
Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial A and The Resurrection, Parchment, tempera, ink, metal leaf, North Italian
Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial A and The Resurrection
North Italian
second half of 14th–early 15th century
Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours Showing an Illuminated Initial D and Christ Bearing the Cross, Parchment, tempera, ink, metal leaf, French
Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours Showing an Illuminated Initial D and Christ Bearing the Cross
French
1390–1400
Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial B and the Archangel Michael, Tempera, gold, silver, ink on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Leaf Cutting from a Choir Book with an Illuminated Initial B and the Archangel Michael
Italian
second half of the 15th century
Manuscript Leaf Cutting Probably from a Missal with an Illuminated Initial S and King David Receiving the Holy Bread from Ahimelech the Priest., Parchment, tempera, ink, metal leaf, French
Manuscript Leaf Cutting Probably from a Missal with an Illuminated Initial S and King David Receiving the Holy Bread from Ahimelech the Priest.
French
late 15th century
Four Gospels in Armenian, Tempera and gold on paper; stamped leather binding, Armenian
Four Gospels in Armenian
Armenian
1434/35
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France, Jean Pucelle French, Grisaille, tempera, and ink on vellum, French
The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France
Jean Pucelle
ca. 1324–28
Book of Hours, Simon Bening Netherlandish, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; modern red leather binding, Netherlandish
Book of Hours
Simon Bening
ca. 1530–35
Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary, Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura) Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary
Attributed to Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura)
1450–60
Mishneh Torah, Master of the Barbo Missal Italian, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment; leather binding, North Italian
Mishneh Torah
Illuminator Attributed to Master of the Barbo Missal
Author Maimonides
Scribe Nehemiah
ca. 1457
The Cloisters Apocalypse, Tempera, gold, silver, and ink on parchment; later leather binding, French
The Cloisters Apocalypse
French
ca. 1330
Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from a Gradual, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, German
Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from a Gradual
German
second quarter 15th century
Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment; leather binding, Byzantine
Jaharis Byzantine Lectionary
Byzantine
ca. 1100
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God", Cano de Aranda Spanish, Tempera and gold on parchment, tooled leather binding, Spanish
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God"
Cano de Aranda
1446–82
Manuscript Leaf with Coat of Arms, from a Book of Hours, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, Netherlandish
Manuscript Leaf with Coat of Arms, from a Book of Hours
Netherlandish
ca. 1500
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God", Cano de Aranda Spanish, Tempera and gold on parchment, tooled leather binding, Spanish
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God"
Cano de Aranda
1446–82
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy, Jean Le Noir , and Workshop French, Tempera, grisaille, ink, and gold on vellum, French
The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy
Attributed to Jean Le Noir
before 1349
Bifolium from a Gradual, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, German
Bifolium from a Gradual
German
late 15th century
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Table of the Antichrist, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Table of the Antichrist
Spanish
ca. 1180
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Seven Angels Hold the Cups of the Seven Last Plagues; The Hymn of the Lamb, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: Seven Angels Hold the Cups of the Seven Last Plagues; The Hymn of the Lamb
Spanish
ca. 1180
Bible, Tempera and gold on parchment; leather binding, French
Bible
French
ca. 1250–75
Manuscript Illumination with David in Prayer in an Initial M, from a Psalter, Girolamo dai Libri Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Italian
Manuscript Illumination with David in Prayer in an Initial M, from a Psalter
Girolamo dai Libri
1501–2
Bifolium with Christ in Majesty in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Bohemian
Bifolium with Christ in Majesty in an Initial A, from an Antiphonary
Bohemian
ca. 1405
Manuscript Leaf with Initial B, from an Antiphonary, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, German
Manuscript Leaf with Initial B, from an Antiphonary
German
second quarter 15th century
Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem), T'oros the Deacon Armenian, Ink and pigments on oriental paper, Armenian
Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem)
T'oros the Deacon
1311
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God", Cano de Aranda Spanish, Tempera and gold on parchment, tooled leather binding, Spanish
Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God"
Cano de Aranda
1446–82
Manuscript Leaf with June Calendar, from a Royal Psalter, Tempera and gold on parchment, British
Manuscript Leaf with June Calendar, from a Royal Psalter
British
13th century
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Seventh Angel Proclaims the Reign of the Lord, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Spanish
Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Seventh Angel Proclaims the Reign of the Lord
Spanish
ca. 1180
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry, The Limbourg Brothers Franco-Netherlandish, Tempera, gold, and ink on vellum, French
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry
The Limbourg Brothers
1405–1408/1409
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, working late fourteenth-early fifteenth century, Ink, colors, and gold on vellum, French (Paris)
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
Missal, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment; leather binding, German
Missal
German
1472
Hebrew Bible: Castle Ramparts with Knightly Pursuits (fols. 444v-445), Joseph the Frenchman, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
On loan to The Met
Hebrew Bible: Castle Ramparts with Knightly Pursuits (fols. 444v-445)
Illuminated by Joseph the Frenchman
1299–1300
Initial S with Saint Peter Liberated from Prison, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment, Italian
Initial S with Saint Peter Liberated from Prison
Italian
first half 14th century
Hebrew Bible: Unicorns and Other Creatures (fols. 440v-441), Joseph the Frenchman, Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
On loan to The Met
Hebrew Bible: Unicorns and Other Creatures (fols. 440v-441)
Illuminated by Joseph the Frenchman
1299–1300
Manuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a Book of Hours, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, North French
Manuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a Book of Hours
North French
last quarter 15th century
Hebrew Bible, Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; leather binding, Spanish
Hebrew Bible
Spanish
1300–1350 (before 1366)
Manuscript Leaf with the Pièta, from a Book of Hours, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, North French
Manuscript Leaf with the Pièta, from a Book of Hours
North French
last quarter 15th century
Manuscript Leaf, from an Antiphonary, Tempera, ink, and metal leaf on parchment, German
Manuscript Leaf, from an Antiphonary
German
second quarter 15th century
Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists, Walrus ivory with gilded copper sheets and copper alloy pin, British or North French
Pectoral with Christ and the Lamb of God and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists
British or North French
1000–1050
Bowl with Lioness, Earthenware, Byzantine
Bowl with Lioness
Byzantine
1100–1300

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