Jerusalem from BL Eg 1070, f. 5
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Death from BL Harley 2936, f. 84
Detail of a miniature of Death, at the beginning of Matins in the Office of the Dead. Image taken from f. 84 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection o... More
Tudor Rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2
Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus s... More
Talismanic Scroll, Egypt, 11th century BCE
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Coptic Manuscript, Egypt, 12th Century CE (AD)
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Coptic Manuscript, Egypt, 11th Century AD
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Emperor Anastasius I, pope Symachus and antipope Laurentius
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Bookbinding with Animals in a Landscape, India
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Four Gospels in Armenian, tempera
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Manuscript Illumination with Saint Dominic Saving the Church of Saint ...
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Section from a Quran Manuscript
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Detail from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v
Unfinished illuminated initial 'N'(octiam) with a drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife. Image taken from f. 2v of Historia ecclesiastica (ff. 1-99), De muliere... More
Drawing and tables from BL Harley 3735, f. 65v
Drawing of a quadrant, illustrating Robertus Anglicus' Tractatus quadrantis veteris. Image taken from f. 65v of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" ref... More
Historiated initial and border from BL Arundel 74, f. 2v
Illuminated border and Initial 'N'(octiam) with an unfinished drawing of a seated man (possibly Bede) writing at the desk holding a quill and a knife, and on the bar border, a quadruped (dragon?). Image taken f... More
Hand from BL Harley 3735, f. 13
Drawing of a mnemonic hand in a treatise attributed to Robert Grosseteste 'Lincolniensis'. Image taken from f. 13 of Various calendarial and computistical treatises. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript... More
Illuminated border and initial from BL Arundel 74, f. 1
Initial 'R' with the arms of Henry Despenser, bishop of Norwich, in the upper margin the signature of 'William Howarde 1579', in the right margin an ink drawing of a lion rampant, and in the lower margin the i... More
Marginal drawing from BL Harley 4978, f. 98
Text page with marginal drawing of a dog. Image taken from f. 98 of The Ecclesiastical History (index Historia ecclesiastica), Books 1-5 (ff. 8-148v), preceded by Pseudo-Augustine's 'De persecutione christianor... More
Diagram from BL Harley 3735, f. 32v
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Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Section from a Quran Manuscript
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Carpet Page, illuminated manuscript, north African
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Bifolium from a Fragmentary Qur'an (fols. 4 and 9)
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Bifolium from a Fragmentary Qur'an (fols. 3 and 10)
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Bifolium from a Fragmentary Qur'an (fols. 6 and 7)
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Bifolium from a Fragmentary Qur'an (fols. 1 and 2)
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Carolingian Gospel Book, page of illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Text Page (Sūrat al-An‘ām 6:119-121)
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Fragmentary Qur'an, illuminated manuscript, north African
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Carpet Page, illuminated manuscript, north African
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Section from a Quran Manuscript
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Bifolium from a Fragmentary Qur'an (fols. 5 and 8)
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Section from a Quran Manuscript
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Carolingian Gospel Book, page of illuminated manuscript
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Folio from the "Blue Qur'an" - Public domain dedication image
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Bifolium from a Qur'an - Arabic illuminated manuscript
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Qur'an Manuscript - Arabic illuminated manuscript
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Folios from a Qur'an Manuscript
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Decorated Initial E - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Arrow and eagle from BL Harley 2506, f. 40
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Decorated Initial C - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial V - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial A - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial M - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Hare from BL Harley 2506, f. 41v
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Canis Major from BL Harley 2506, f. 44v
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Decorated Initial M - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial N - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Decorated Monogram IN - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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"Rooster", Folio from a Dispersed Manuscript
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Decorated Initial V - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial E - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Leaf from Life of Apa Samuel - Public domain medieval manuscript
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial I - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial E - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial F - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Drawing from BL Harley 2506, f. 40v
Drawing of Delphinus, the Dolphin, with the constellations marked as red dots. Image taken from f. 40v of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collect... More
Headpiece from BL Arundel 547, f. 291v
Decorated headpiece and initial, and marginal drawing. Image taken from f. 291v of Gospel Lectionary, imperfect. Written in Greek. The Arundel Manuscript Collection was amassed by the Howard family, particular... More
Decorated Initial L - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Orion from BL Harley 2506, f. 41
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Eagle from BL Harley 2506, f. 40
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Image from BL Harley 2506, ff. 42v-43
Image taken from ff. 42v-43 of Phaenomena (also known as the Aratea). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Library in London. The Harl... More
Folio from a Quran Manuscript - Public domain dedication image
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Aquarius from BL Harley 2506, f. 36
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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The Evangelist St. Luke - miniature, medieval manuscript
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial C - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial A - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial P - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial C - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Text Page, illuminated manuscript
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Book Cover from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutr...
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Decorated Incipit Page - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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Decorated Initial D - Ottonian illuminated manuscript
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