Bible, France, Paris, ca. 1250

ID: B20083-23 Title: Hastings Hours Provenance: S. Netherlands [Bruges or Ghent]; circa 1480 Caption: Memorial to St. Elizabeth of Thuringia. Borders of trompe l'oeil decoration with flowers. Language: Latin Source identifier: Add. 54782, f.64v British Library Shelfmark: Add. 54782 If you wish to purchase a high quality copy of this image, please place an order at Images Online imagesonline.bl.uk. The details from the above list should help you locate the images.

The 1,000th anniversary of Islam, according to the Hijri calendar followed by the Mughals and all Muslims, occurred during Akbar’s reign in 1592. He commemorated this milestone in many ways, including the commissioning of a new history of the Islamic world since the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632. The episode discussed on this page took place during the 800s, when hailstorms beset Egypt and an earthquake hit Syria. The ruling caliph at the time was strongly prejudiced against Muslims who belonged to the Shi‘ite branch of Islam. Akbar seemed to be asking his artists to emphasize the natural disasters that took place, suggesting that they occurred as a result of the ruler’s intolerance.

This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a dragon of the Caspian Sea (Bahr al-Khazar).

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Publius Terentius Afer,Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimoroumenos, Adelphoe, Hecyra, Phormio ; Epitaphium Terentii ; Laurentius de Primo Fato,Commentum. -- 1400-1407 -- manuscrits

Kalīla wa Dimna , traduit par Ibn al-MuqaffaʿʿAbd Allâh (0720?-0756?)عبد الله بن المقفع -- 1301-1400 -- manuscrits

Manuscript title: Book of Hours Manuscript summary: This book of hours in the Parisian fashion is richly illuminated and was made for the diocese of Nantes in the third quarter of the 15th century. It was owned by the Petau family during the 17th century. In 1720 it was purchased by Ami Lullin of Geneva and donated to the Bibliothèque de Genève. Origin: Nantes ? (France) Period: 15th century Image source: Genève, Bibliothèque de Genève, Ms. lat. 33: Book of Hours (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/bge/lat0033)

Flowers and Birds Around a Tree with Feathery Branches, Unknown, Turkey, late 16th century, Manuscripts, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold on découpé.

Cet article est en cours de réalisation. La multitude incroyable de documents demande des approches diverses ; thématiques, chronologiques, régionales. Par ailleurs, à chaque fois, un seul exemplaire d'illustration est proposé, mais il faut imaginer que pour chaque image publiée ici, il y a plusieurs dizaines de propositions possibles, les herbiers et bestiaires, les bibles…

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This folio from Walters manuscript W.575 is a text page from Qur'an.

Mary enthroned, holding the Christ-child (from the adoration of the Christ-child by the Magi) - fol. 18r

Jean Du Tillet, Recueil des rois de France -- 1545-1547 -- manuscrits

This manuscript was created ca. 1500 in Bruges or Ghent, and was influenced by the Master of the Prayerbooks, the Master of the Dresden Prayerbook, and the Master of the David Scenes in the Grimani breviary. It was likely made for a female patron with Franciscan affinity, as suggested by the contents of the calendar. The book is heavily illuminated with nineteen miniatures, marginalia on pages without miniatures, and twenty-four calendar illuminations, the latter including zodiac signs paired with illustrations of the labors of the month. Miniatures show detailed interior spaces with Renaissance architectural elements and proportional figures.

Manuscript title: Antiphonarium Manuscript summary: Antiphonary from the Franciscan Monastery of Fribourg, dated 1488 according to the colophon f. 214v. Drolleries are drawn in the margins and by the initials. The manuscript contains a miniature (f. 14v, birth of Christ) and beautiful initials (flowers, fruit, zucchini), attributed to the Master of the Breviary of Jost of Silenen. Origin: Fribourg, Franciscan Monastery Period: 15th century Image source: Fribourg/Freiburg, Couvent des Cordeliers/Franziskanerkloster, Ms. 6: Antiphonarium (www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fcc/0006)

Una obra de arte es eterna, inmortaliza a su autor, pero su acceso limitado puede provocar que ambos caigan en el olvido. Por eso, arte y tecnología...

Hours of Catherine of Cleves, in Latin, Illuminated by the Master of Catherine of Cleves, The Netherlands, Utrecht, ca. 1440, MS M.945, ff. 66v-67r

'Ağayib al-maḫlūqāt va ġarayib al-mawğūdāṭ‛ ou ['Ağāyib-Nāma] Muḥammad b. Maḥmūd b. Aḥmad Ṭūsī Salmānī -- 13880310 -- manuscrits