Manuscript Collection (page 74)

Dervish Leading a Bear, Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1630-40; verso: ca. 1530-40

recto: "Portrait of Prince Danyal", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: late 16th century; verso: ca. 1500

Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual, 1409-10. Creator: Lorenzo Monaco
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual, 1409-10. This jewel-like initial is one of a series of prophet portraits painted by Lorenzo in a set of choir books commissioned by

Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470-1480. The initial D takes the form of the Temple at Jerusalem, built by King Solomon, who occupies the initials interior space

Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau, c. 1460-1470. Creator: Bartolomeo da Gallarate
Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau, c. 1460-1470. The subject of this initial recounts the biblical story of the " stolen" blessing of Esau

Historiated Initial (D) Excised from a Choir Book: Two Martyr Saints, c. 1500-1510

Three Cuttings from a Missal: Initial E with the Angels of the Entombment, c. 1470-1500. These three cuttings are illuminated in a style that is somewhat provincial and difficult to localize

Three Cuttings from a Missal: Initial C with the Adoration of the Magi, c. 1470-1500. These three cuttings are illuminated in a style that is somewhat provincial and difficult to localize

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057-1063. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057-1063. This leaf is from a lectionary (a book of gospel readings used in church services)

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook... (1 of 3 Excised Leaves), c. 1524. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and a Girl Kneading Bread (recto) and Ornamental Boarder with Carnations, a Thistle

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057-1063. These leaves are from a lectionary (a book of gospel readings used in church services)

Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (M): SS. Peter and Andrew, c. 1320-1340

Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-1430. This group of leaves survive from what must have been an extraordinarily rich book of hours

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