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Ascension in an Initial V
Niccolò di ser Sozzo
ca. 1342–50

Manuscript Leaf Fragment
Coptic
4th–7th century

Saint Bernardino Preaching from a Pulpit
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
ca. 1470–75

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours
Netherlandish
ca. 1500

Manuscript Leaf with Initial C, from an Antiphonary
Italian
15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from an Antiphonary
German
second quarter 15th century

Adoration of the Magi
Southern German or Austrian
ca. 1235–50

The Rylands Haggadah: The Preparation of the Paschal Lamb and the Marking of the Door (above); The Celebration of the Seder (below) [fols. 19v-20r]
Catalan
mid-1300s

Psalter
British
13th century

Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial R with The Resurrection
Rhenish
late 13th century

The Rylands Haggdah: The Israelites Leaving Egypt and the Pharaoh’s Pursuing Army (right); The Crossing of the Red Sea (left) [fols. 18v-19r]
Catalan
mid-1300s

Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a Laudario
Pacino di Bonaguida
ca. 1340

Breviarium Romanum
South Netherlandish
1628

Manuscript Illumination with the Visitation in an Initial D, from a Choir Book
Spanish Forger
late 19th–early 20th century

Manuscript Leaf with the Initial V, from an Antiphonary
German
ca. 1425–50

Leaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Angel of the Church of Philadelphia with Saint John
Spanish
ca. 1180

Manuscript Leaf with the Last Supper and the Washing of the Apostles’ Feet Leaf, from a Royal Psalter
British
ca. 1250–70

Spanish Translation of Saint Augustine's "City of God"
Cano de Aranda
1446–82

The Crucifixion
Housebook Master
1481–82

Leaf from the Epistle to the Hebrews
Joannes Koulix
1101

Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary
German
second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial E, from an Antiphonary
Italian
16th century (?)

Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from an Antiphonary
Italian
15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial A, from a Gradual
German
second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Arabic
6th–14th century (?)

Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from an Antiphonary
German
second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial S, from a Gradual
German
second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaves from an Arabic Manuscript
Arabic
6th–14th century (?)

Manuscript Leaf with the Resurrection, from a Psalter
German
mid-13th century

Bifolium with the Decretals of Gratian
Master Honore
ca. 1290

Manuscript Leaf with Initial P, 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
1311

Manuscript Illumination with All Saints in an Initial V, from an Antiphonary
Cosmè Tura (Cosimo di Domenico di Bonaventura)
1450–60

Manuscript Leaf with the Trinity in an Initial T, from an Antiphonary
Master of the Riccardiana Lactantius
second half 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with the Agony in the Garden and Betrayal of Christ, from a Royal Psalter
British
ca. 1270

Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial A and The Resurrection
North Italian
second half of 14th–early 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with Initial O, from an Antiphonary
German
second quarter 15th century

Manuscript Leaf with the Crucifixion, from a Missal
French
ca. 1270–80

Manuscript Leaf Fragment
Coptic
4th–7th century

Manuscript Leaf with Saint Thomas, from a Book of Hours
Netherlandish
ca. 1500