Tempera And Gold On Vellum Collection

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation (recto), 1470s. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation (recto), 1470s. The Annunciation is the traditional introduction to matins, the first of the eight canonical hours

Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco de Priuli, c. 1523-1524. The miniature shows the enthroned figure of Saint Mark, patron saint of Venice

The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-1430. Creator
The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420-1430. These leaves survive from what must have been an extraordinarily rich book of hours

The Caporali Missal, 1469. Creator: Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420-1503)
The Caporali Missal, 1469. Called a missal, this manuscript served as a liturgical service book used by the priest at the altar during Mass

Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475-1485. Creator: Francesco dai Libri (Italian, c)
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475-1485

Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccios Des Cleres et nobles femmes: Queen Medusa and Her Court, c. 1470. This miniature comes from the French translation of a book by the Italian poet Giovanni

Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?), c. 1470-1480. This sumptuous initial is painted in deep hues set against a burnished gold ground in order to achieve a rich jewel-like effect

Initial I with Elimelech and Naomi: Leaf from a Latin Bible (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1250. The Johannes Grusch Workshop is named for the priest responsible for copying one of its bibles in 1267

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of the Casting of Lots, the Deposition, and Pieta (None, Office of the Virgin), c. 1460-70

Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465. Creator
Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465. The miniature of St. John comes from a cycle of evangelist portraits forming the lessons following the calendar

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border, c. 1460-1500. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border, c. 1460-1500. Every medieval book of hours contained a section known as the Office of the Dead

Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325. Creator: Unknown
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325. Since they shared a common feast day, Saints Peter and Paul were often paired together as devotional figures

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Blank (verso), 1470s. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Blank (verso), 1470s. The Annunciation is the traditional introduction to matins, the first of the eight canonical hours

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border... 1430s
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border (Opening of Terce: Hours of the Holy Spirit), 1430s

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1460. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1460. The anonymous painter of this leaf has been associated with other books of hours that were produced in and for the city of Troyes

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1410-20. This finely preserved leaf with its large miniature is stylistically consistent with the work of

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto) and Two Devils (verso), c. 1460. The elaborate floral and foliated borders of this leaf, decorating the top, bottom

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto), c. 1460. Creator: Coetivy Master
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Angel Chasing a Devil (recto), c. 1460. The elaborate floral and foliated borders of this leaf, decorating the top, bottom, and sides of both recto and verso

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David, c. 1260. Creator: Unknown
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David, c. 1260. Traditional locations within the texts of manuscript psalters were marked by decorated initials or full-page miniatures

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), early 1300s. These initials introduce the text Deus in adiutorium meum intende (God come to my assistance)

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400. Creator: Unknown
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400. This leaf presents an extravagant visual feast that is both colourful and delicate

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the Cross), c. 1410-1420. Within books of hours, the Hours of the Cross normally received only one miniature, a Crucifixion

Miniature from a Compendium of Saints Lives: Saint Catherine of Alexandria... c. 1200-1210
Miniature from a Compendium of Saints Lives: Saint Catherine of Alexandria Disputing with the Fifty Philosophers, c. 1200-1210

Fol. iii v, Foliated Initial, c. 1275-1300. Creator: Unknown
Fol. iii v, Foliated Initial, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools, and universities throughout medieval Europe

Fol. 98r, Kings I, historiated initial F, Elkanah and Hannah kneeling before an altar with God appearing above, c. 1275-1300

Fol. 96r, Ruth, Historiated Initial I with Elimilech and Naomi. c. 1275-1300. Creator: Unknown
Fol. 96r, Ruth, Historiated Initial I with Elimilech and Naomi. c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools

Fol. 76v, Joshua, historiated initial E, Joshua with a scroll kneeling before God, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 482v, Revelations, historiated initial A, John seated at a desk writing... c
Fol. 482v, Revelations, historiated initial A, John seated at a desk writing to the Seven Churches of Asia, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized

Fol. 481v, Jude, historiated initial I, Jude standing with a scroll, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools

Fol. 458v, Titus, historiated initial P, Paul seated with a sword, c. 1275-1300. Creator: Unknown
Fol. 458v, Titus, historiated initial P, Paul seated with a sword, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools

Fol. 454v, Thessalonians I, historiated initial P, Paul seated with a sword and a book, talking to the bust of God above, c. 1275-1300

Fol. 453v, Colossians, historiated initial P, Paul standing talking to the bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 450v, Ephesians, historiated initial P, Paul seated with a sword, the bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 440v, Corinthians I, historiated initial P, Paul kneeling talking to the bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches

Fol. 412v, Luke, historiated initial F, Luke praying at an altar, bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 425v, John, historiated initial I, John seated writing, c. 1275-1300. Creator: Unknown
Fol. 425v, John, historiated initial I, John seated writing, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools

Fol. 404r, Mark, historiated initial I, Mark standing with a scroll, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries, cathedral schools

Fol. 382v, Maccabees II, historiated initial F, a golden chalice presented to a Jew, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 36r, Leviticus, historiated initial V, Moses offering a sacrificial lamb on an altar, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 370r, Maccabees I, historiated initial E, Mathathias slaying the idolatrous Jew, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 365r, Zachariah, historiated initial I, Zachariah standing with a scroll, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 364r, Haggai, historiated initial I, Haggai with a scroll standing on a hybrid, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 362v, Zephaniah, historiated initial V, Zephaniah kneeling with a scroll, bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches

Fol. 360v, Nahum, historiated initial O, Nahum kneeling with a scroll, bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 357v, Jonah, historiated initial E, Jonah swallowed by the whale, a walled city above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 358v, Micah, historiated initial V, Micah kneeling, bust of God above, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

Fol. 357r, Obadiah, historiated initial V, Obadiah and a Jew in discussion, c. 1275-1300. Biblical manuscripts were highly prized and important possessions of churches, monasteries

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

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