Illuminated Manuscript Collection (page 20)

Folio from Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds), by Attar, c1600. Artist: Habib Allah
Folio from Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds), by Attar, c1600. Also known as Farid ud-Din and Attar of Nishapur, Attar (c1142-c1221) was a Persian Sufi poet

Folio from Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of Gold), by Jami, 1587. Jami (1414-1492) was one of the last Sufi poets and one of the greatest of all Persian poets

A plan of Rome, 1412-1416. Artist: Hermann Limbourg
A plan of Rome, 1412-1416. From Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

Edward, the Black Prince. Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376), Prince of Wales, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and the father of King Richard II

Family tree, a page from Liber Floridus, 12th century. Liber Floridus was an encyclopedia compiled by Lambert, Canon of St Omer, between 1095 and 1120. From the collection of Ghent University

Table of the degrees of Consanguinity, a page from Liber Floridus, 12th century. Consanguinity is the property of having the same genetic lineage as another person

Map of Europe, a page from Liber Floridus, 12th century. Liber Floridus was an encyclopedia compiled by Lambert, Canon of St Omer, between 1095 and 1120. From the collection of Ghent University

Minotaur in a labyrinth, a page from Liber Floridus, 12th century. Liber Floridus was an encyclopedia compiled by Lambert, Canon of St Omer, between 1095 and 1120

Paradise, a page from Liber Floridus, 12th century. Liber Floridus was an encyclopedia compiled by Lambert, Canon of St Omer, between 1095 and 1120. From the collection of Ghent University

A page from Liber Floridus, 12th century. Liber Floridus was an encyclopedia compiled by Lambert, Canon of St Omer, between 1095 and 1120. From the collection of Ghent University

The 11, 000 Virgins, Church of St Esprit, 15th century. From the Bodleian Library collection

Death and dying, 14th century. From Pilgrimage of the human life, a French manuscript. From the Bodleian Library collection, Oxford

St Margaret, late 15th century. St Margaret or Marina of Antioch was an early 4th century virgin Christian martyr. She is depicted escaping from the Devil in the form of a dragon

Illuminated manuscript page from Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian, c1467. Artist: Taddeo Crivelli
Illuminated manuscript page from Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian, c1467. Illuminated by Taddeo Crivelli for Teofilo Calcagnini. Giornata 8. Initial G with portrait of Lauretta. Initial S

Mass for the buried in a graveyard, and anniversary mass for souls of the dead, 14th century. From a Franciscan church book in the Bodleian Library collection, Oxford

St Francis and the Doge Francesco Dona, Order of the Doge, 1548. St Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order of monks, with the Doge of Venice

London, 1500 (1893)
London, (1500) 1893. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893

Crowning of a King, from the Liber Regalis, Westminster Abbey, 14th century, (1937). An illustration from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937)

Initial letter M, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter M, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter V, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter V, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter D, late 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter D, late 12th century, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter A, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter A, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter H, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter H, 12th century, (1843). From an illuminated French bible. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw

Initial letter T, c16th century?, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter T, c16th century?, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter A, 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter A, 14th century, (1843). From a manuscript produced during the reign of Edward III. Illustration from Dresses

Initial letter A, late 15th-early 16th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter A, late 15th-early 16th century, (1843). Design from a manuscript said to have been executed for Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII

Initial letter F, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter F, 12th century, (1843). Design showing the combat between David and Goliath. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth

Initial letter D, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter D, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Initial letter E, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter E, (1843). Design from Jensons edition of Pliny. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London)

Life of Krishna, c18th - 19th Century. Manuscript telling the story of Krishna, represented in blue is the figure of Bhagavad Gita, Jean Claude Carriere Collection

The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. Artist: Master of the Rohan Hours
The Judgement of Death, early 15th century. A dead man comes face to face with his God. St Michael the Archangel is expelling Lucifer from Heaven (top left). From the Rohan Hours

Baptism of Jesus and the Raising of Lazarus, 1336. Artist: Sargis Pidsak
Baptism of Jesus and the Raising of Lazarus, 1336. In the top of the image Jesus is being baptised by his cousin St John the Baptist

The Knight of the Cart (Sir Lancelot), 1344. From Le roman of Lancelot du Lac (The Story of Lancelot of the Lake), based on the tale of Arthurian legend by Chretien de Troyes (active 1160-1191)

The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
The Deposition from the Cross, c1268. Two figures hold the body of Christ as a third removes the nails from the feet to free it fully from he cross

The Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, c1334. Artist: Vardan Lorets i
The Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, c1334. St John and Jesus, with his hand lifted in blessing with three fingers raised

Doubting Thomas, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
Doubting Thomas, c1268. The Disciple, Thomas, putting his hand into the lance wound in the side of the risen Jesus to make sure that the Saviour was real

The Raising of Lazarus, c1268. Artist: T oros Roslin
The Raising of Lazarus, c1268. Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus, kneel at Jesus feet as Lazarus is led from tomb in his shroud

Jesus raising Lazarus after four days, c1280
Jesus raising Lazarus after four days c1280. Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus, kneel at Jesus feet. From an Armenian Evangelistary

Jesus performing miracles, 1394. Artist: Rotakes
Jesus performing miracles, 1394. Jesus curing the man possessed of a devil (top) and raising Lazarus, brother of Martha and Mary, after four days (bottom)

Muslim warrior mounted on a camel, 13th century. Arab manuscript from the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

January, early 15th century. The man sitting at the table feasting is Janus, the two-faced Roman god, keeper of the gate of heaven, for whom the month is named

God the Father, 1545. God enthroned, hand raised in blessing. At the corners are the symbols of the four Evangelists: the Angel of St Matthew, the Lion of St Mark, the Eagle of St John

Doge of Venice and his counsel, late 16th century. Plate marking the naval victory of Lepanto, 1571, when the Christian states defeated the fleet of the Turkish Ottoman Empire

Indian sailing ships described by Marco Polo, 15th century. The ships are cogs, the general European trading vessels of the time

Scene from Marco Polos Book of Marvels... early 15th century. Artist: Master of Boucicaut
Scene from Marco Polos Book of Marvels... early 15th century, showing merchants entering a walled town, mason and carpenter at work, a shopkeeper serving a customer, and men driving swine

Matthew and the representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel (Gospels, formerly Dresden Ms. A 94), Artist: Anonymous
Matthew and the representatives of the twelve tribes of Israel (Gospels, formerly Dresden Ms. A 94), ca 1180. Found in the collection of Russian State Archives of Ancient Documents (RGADA)

Zodiac as spheres with the earth in the center (from the Portolan Atlas), 1546. Artist: Agnese, Battista (c. 1500-1564)
Zodiac as spheres with the earth in the center (from the Portolan Atlas), 1546. Found in the collection of the New York Public Library

Allegory of Justice (from John of Wales Breviloquium de virtutibus antiquorum principum et philosophorum), 1475-1499. Found in the collection of the New York Public Library

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