Medieval Manuscripts Provenance

The final items in this series are Ethiopian, and thus less perhaps likely to be encountered by readers of this blog. Folding manuscri...

The Last Judgement Historiated initial D from Psalm 101 in a Psalter Germany, 13th century, first half c. 145 × 99 mm I have been...

[detail] Miniature illustrating "De theatro", chapter XXXVI of an unidentified text Spain, 13th century c. 165 × 97 mm ...

[detail] [detail] Hosea and his wife Gomer Historiated initial ‘U’, and two other initials on a leaf from a Bible France, Paris, c...

Leaf from a Psalter with decorated initial ‘D’ France, 14th century c.240×185mm I have been asked to spread the word about a numbe...

The Mocking of Christ Large historiated initial on a leaf from a Book of Hours France, Picardy (maybe Amiens), c. 1325 157 × 117 mm ...

The Presentation in the Temple and The Marriage Feast at Cana Leaf with full-page miniature in two compartments France, Paris, c. 1250–...

[detail] A Bishop Blessing a Monk Leaf from a Pontifical France, Avignon, c. 1320s 310 × 215 mm The manuscript from which this ...

[detail] John the Evangelist and the eagle in an historiated initial Cutting from the Glazier-Rylands Bible France (Tournai?), c....

A Bishop Accused of Simony by Two Fornicators Miniature on a cutting from a leaf from Gratian's Decretum (Causa VI) Attributed to a...

St. George Full-page miniature on a leaf from the "Knyvett" Book of Hours England, late 14th century 200 × 135 mm I have b...

Christ appearing to the Virgin Mary and the Apostles Cutting of a historiated initial ‘L’ Attributed to the Master of the Dominican Eff...

Saint Francis, in a cutting with a historiated initial Attributed to the Master of the Vitae Imperatorum Italy, Milan, mid-15th century...

[detail] The Evangelist symbol of Matthew, an Angel Historiated initial 'I' on a leaf from a Missal in Beneventan script It...

St Mary Magdalene in the Wilderness Attributed to the Master of Monza / Miniatore di Monza Italy, Lombardy, c. 1275-85 88 × 60 mm I ...