Tag: medieval illuminations

Illuminations from 14th and 15th century manuscripts in the collections of the British Library. British Library Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts via mesa-medieval.org.

House of the Sun (detail).
House of the Sun (detail). 1444-1445. Made in Rouen, France. Attributed to the Talbot Master. Royal 15 E VI f. 18v. Image © The British Library. Fair use license. via http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=38834
Trees of the sun, moon and phoenix (detail).
Trees of the sun, moon and phoenix (detail). 1444-1445. Made in Rouen, France. Attributed to the Talbot Master. Royal 15 E VI f. 18v. Image © The British Library. via http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=38834
Initial-word panel. Shir (song) with a bear and a unicorn, at the beginning of Song of Songs (page detail).
Initial-word panel. Shir (song) with a bear and a unicorn, at the beginning of Song of Songs (page detail). 1300-1325. German. Additional 15282 f. 296v. Image © The British Library. Fair use license. via http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=52566
Historiated initial 'P'(uer) of the Nativity with a full border with naturalistic flowers including a rose, a columbine, and lilies, at the beginning of the mass of the Nativity.
Historiated initial ‘P'(uer) of the Nativity with a full border with naturalistic flowers including a rose, a columbine, and lilies, at the beginning of the mass of the Nativity. 1475-1525. Made in the Saint Gall region of Switzerland. British Library Harley 294. Image © The British Library. Fair use license. via http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=24700

My latest public (free) weekly post to my patreon.com page. This series being made up of images from various medieval books of hours. Link below.

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Several more images, not just this one shown here. Enjoy! Sarah.

December. From the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry folio 1. 1412-1416.
December. From the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry folio 1. 1412-1416. French/Dutch. Tempera on vellum. Limbourg brothers, artists. Collection of the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. In the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1924. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_d%C3%A9cembre.jpg