Latin Collection

Et in Arcadia Ego, c1650. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Et in Arcadia Ego, c1650. The painting, also known as The Arcadian Shepherds, shows a Greek mythological scene in which a group of shepherds inspects an inscribed coffin

Initial page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, late 7th or early 8th century. Gospel of St John the Evangelist, originally produced in Lindisfarne, North East England

Page of illuminated text from the Gospel of St Luke, c700. Latin text with intricate decoration inspired by Celtic designs. From the Gospel of St Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels

Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Marcus Curtius, from the series The Roman Heroes, 1586

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Arch of Constantine, 1583. 1583. Creator: Anon
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Arch of Constantine, 1583

Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). About 1250...Hippocrates and Galen, painted by the master of the " Traslazioni" in the crypt of the same church

Labor Ipse Voluptas, 1869. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Labor Ipse Voluptas, 1869. The perils of smoking are highlighted in this cartoon. Tobacco affects how a man looks, and his energy levels. From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 22, 1869

Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet, (1814). Artist: Page
Marcus Valerius Martialis, Roman poet, (1814). Marcus Valerius Martialis, known in English as Martial, was a Latin poet who lived in Hispania (Spain) during the 1st century AD

"How Well We Go Together", 1604-1662. Creator: Adriaen van de Venne
"How Well We Go Together", 1604-1662

Cover of a lectionary, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Léon Gruel
Cover of a lectionary, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative design by Leon Gruel on the cover of a book of scripture readings (Lectionarium) which was made in Trier c1000 CE

Cippus, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Cippus, 16th century

The Russian Gold Medal of Merit, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Russian Gold Medal of Merit, 1860. His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia has conferred upon Mr. Charles Frodsham of the Strand, London

Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Creators: Jean Poyet, Workshop of Jean Poyer
Joseph and Mary with the infant Jesus, late 15th century. Illustration from a Book of Hours

Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. Creator: Unknown
Noah's Ark, leaf from Book of Hours, c1465-1470. The animals boarding the ark two-by-two

Monks - detail from a Book of Hours, c1490. Creator: Unknown
Monks - detail from a Book of Hours, c1490. The illuminator's style was influenced by the Master of Edward IV, active ca. 1470-90, and followers

Page from a Book of Hours, 4th quarter 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Book of Hours, 4th quarter 15th century. Biblical scene with kneeling figures (top), and dancing peasants (bottom), from a Book of Hours made in Rouen, France

Christ carrying the cross, 1475. Creator: Unknown
Christ carrying the cross, 1475. Single leaf from a short work on the Passion of Christ, created in southern Germany. This page contains illustrations to the Sext

Letter A, the Beaupré Antiphonary (Volume I), 1290. Creator: Unknown
Letter A, the Beaupre Antiphonary (Volume I), 1290. Illuminated initial depicting the Resurrection: Christ rises from the tomb, (top); the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalen find the discarded shroud

Institutiones graecae grammaticae, 1497-8. Creator: Unknown
Institutiones graecae grammaticae, 1497-8. Fratris Urbani Bellunensis Ordinis Minorum Institutiones grammaticae'. Page from a work on Greek grammar by Urbano Bolzanio

Theatrum Orbis Terrarium, 1592. Creator: Unknown
Theatrum Orbis Terrarium, 1592. Called the first modern atlas, adapted from Mercator's world map; large coloured atlas with Ptolemy's Geographia, 1592; continents

Panegyric of Leonardo Loredan, 21 April, 1503. Creator: Unknown
Panegyric of Leonardo Loredan, 21 April, 1503. The Panegyricus Serenissimo Principi Leonardo Lauredano, anglicised as Panegyric to the Most Serene Prince Leonardo Loredan

Queen holding a cross, c1290-1300. Creator: Unknown
Queen holding a cross, c1290-1300. Detail from a Book of Hours

Gospel Book, c1100. Creator: Unknown
Gospel Book, c1100. Saint with book, and decorative initial

Portrait of Queen Anne composed entirely of minute writing, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Queen Anne composed entirely of minute writing, 1860....one day, during the examination of a slim folio volume (Add. MSS)

The Virgin Mary, 1503. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
The Virgin Mary, 1503. Illustration from a Book of Hours, Salisbury. Latin text: [?] matutinas de conceptione beatisseme dei genitricis Virginis marie - (roughly translated as [)

Ox, Gospel of Luke, 1502. Creator: Petrus von Rosenheim
Ox, Gospel of Luke, 1502. Mnemonic, or memory, device, intended to help one remember the Gospel of Luke. His symbol, the ox, presents imagery representing key moments in each chapter

Leaf from Canzoniere e Trionfi, 1473. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from Canzoniere e Trionfi, 1473. Caii Plinii Secundi Naturalis historiae

Portrait of Albrecht von der Helle, 1538. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Portrait of Albrecht von der Helle, 1538

D. Christopher Jacob Trew, from Plantae Selectae, n.d. Creator: Johann Jacob Haid
D. Christopher Jacob Trew, from Plantae Selectae, n.d

The Raising of Lazarus, 1545. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
The Raising of Lazarus, 1545

Assumption of the Virgin, mid 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Assumption of the Virgin, mid 13th century. Illuminated initial letter and early sheet music. Leaf from a gradual made in southern Germany, or possibly the Seitenstetten region of Austria

Virgin and Child, 1700. Creator: John Smith
Virgin and Child, 1700

Thesis-Sheet showing Saint Ignatius of Loyola, November 15, 1696. Creator: Elias Christoph Heiss
Thesis-Sheet showing Saint Ignatius of Loyola, November 15, 1696

The four Latin church fathers in front of an altar. Creator: Abraham Bloemaert
The four Latin church fathers in front of an altar

Elementa geometriae, 1482. Creator: Unknown
Elementa geometriae, 1482. Page from Euclid's "Elements", a mathematical treatise consisting of 13 books attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid c300 BC

Portrait of Maria Theresia, 1741-1757. Creator: Paul Friedrich Engelbrecht
Portrait of Maria Theresia, 1741-1757. Rruler of the Habsburg dominions; sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Galicia and Lodomeria, the Austrian Netherlands

Map of North Holland, c.1700-c.1710. Creator: Nicolaes Visscher
Map of North Holland, c.1700-c.1710. Kennemaria et Westfrisia vulgo et vernacule Noord-Holland tam in minores quam Praecipuas Ditiones...'

Taste, 1684-1756. Creator: Martin Engelbrecht
Taste, 1684-1756. With caption in Latin and German. Sumite hunc potum omnibus fere gratus, omni fert tempore gaudia cordiba tristi (Take this drink, which is well-received by almost everyone)

Smell, 1684-1756. Creator: Martin Engelbrecht
Smell, 1684-1756. With caption in Latin and German. Odoriferi atque fragrantes Flores obiectant, herba tamen Tobaci nasum reficit magis meum (They object to odoriferous and fragrant flowers)

Arch of Titus, Forum Romanum, Rome, 1786-1817. Creator: Daniel Dupré
Arch of Titus, Forum Romanum, Rome, 1786-1817. View before the restoration of the side aisles. Under the gate is a beggar. A man on horseback and a woman with two children walk through the gate

The return of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The return of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Son (Filius Prodigus) kneeling and embraced by father. Around them love (Dilectio), truth (Veritas), Hope (Spes)

The prodigal son receives his inheritance, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The prodigal son receives his inheritance, c.1540-c.1550. Father sitting at the table under canopy, son (Filius Prodigus) opposite him with money pouch

Portrait of Joannes Cools (born 1611), Jurist, Historian and Latin Poet in Hoorn, 1700-1732. Creator: Arnoud van Halen
Portrait of Joannes Cools (born 1611), Jurist, Historian and Latin Poet in Hoorn, 1700-1732

Portrait of Florentius Schoonhoven, Poet in Latin, Burgomaster of Gouda, 1700-1732. Creator: Arnoud van Halen
Portrait of Florentius Schoonhoven, Poet in Latin, Burgomaster of Gouda, 1700-1732

Map of the southern (Austrian) Netherlands, 1719. Creator: Joachim Ottens
Map of the southern (Austrian) Netherlands, 1719. Novissima et accuratissima decem Austriacarum in Belgio provinciarum tabula, ut sunt ducatus Brabantiae, Luxembergensis, Limburgensis, et Geldriae

"Christ on the Banks of the Jordan" - painted by Murillo, from Louis Philippe's Collection, 1857. Engraving of a painting

Titles of Emperor Maximilian, from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor... printed c. 1520
Titles of Emperor Maximilian, from Historical Scenes from the Life of Emperor Maximilian I from the Triumphal Arch, 1515-17, printed c. 1520

The Tree of Jesse, from a book of hours, 1505/10. Creator: Thielmann Kerver
The Tree of Jesse, from a book of hours, 1505/10

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