Miniature of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling Jean Comte de Dunois in armour, with full foliate borders, at the beginning of the Obsecro te. Image taken from f. 22v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunoi More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child with angels and heraldic arms, at the beginning of the prayer Obsecro te. Image taken from f. 13 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re More
Miniature of Virgin and Child with angels, decorated initial 'O' and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the prayer ~O intemerata~. Image taken from f. 28 of Added miniatures. The "BL Harley Manuscript" More
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Historiated initial with the Virgin and Child with a Carthusian monk in prayer, at the beginning of the Diurnale. Image taken from f. 58 of Missal (Diurnale). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refer More
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Public domain reproduction of artwork, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Annunciation is a biblical event in which the angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgi More
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Miniature of the Virgin with the Christ Child, adored by an angel, and a full trompe l'oeil border, at the beginning of the Mass of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 31v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in More
Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(anctu) of a man and a child. Image taken from f. 256 of Breviary, Use of Sarum with Norwich variants ('The Stowe Breviary'). Written in Latin.
Miniature of Virgin and Child with donor, decorated initial 'D'(oulce) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the prayer Doulce dame. Image taken from f. 103 of Book of Hours, Use of Rouen. Written in Latin, More
Miniature of the child Virgin presented in the temple, decorated initial 'V'(irgo), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of her Seven joys. Image taken from f. 96v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written More
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Miniature of the Virgin, decorated initial 'I'(ntroibo), and full foliate border, at the beginning of a prayer. Image taken from f. 23 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin and Netherlandish.
Interlace initial 'H'(ow) with zoo-anthropomorphic decoration, display capitals with foliate or zoomorphic features, and a sketch of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of a grammatical treatise. Image taken More
Detail of a miniature of a Benedictine monk (presumably intended to represent the original owner of the manuscript) kneeling before the enthroned Virgin and Child, holding a scroll inscribed 'Ave Maria gr(atia More
Historiated initial 'O'(bsecro te) of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 122 of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Tilliot Hours'). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collect More
Historiated initial 'D'(omine) of the Virgin and Child, with an illusionistic border including flowers, strawberries, a bird, a snail, and a butterfly, at the beginning of the Hours of Advent. Image taken from More
Detail of an historiated initial 'E' of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 170 of Various legal texts including Magna Carta, Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae), etc. (imperfect). W More
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Full foliate border with an initial 'S'(ancta) of the Virgin and Christ and George killing the dragon. A hound chases a stag and a hare in the bas-de-page, and a woman, likely the patron, kneels at the feet of More
Miniature of a man and woman, Francesco Salviati and Laudomia de' Medici, adoring the Virgin and Child, and full all'antica border with putti, gems, and biblical figures, at the end of Lauds in the Hours of the More
Historiated initial 'O'(sculetur) of the Virgin and Child, at the beginning of Song of Solomon. Image taken from f. 215v of Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (imperfect). Written in Latin. The BL More
Detail of a miniature of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling Jean Comte de Dunois in armour, at the beginning of the Obsecro te. Image taken from f. 22v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome ('The Dunois Hours'). Writ More
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Miniature of the Virgin and Child enthroned, flanked by two angels holding tapers, and an illuminated initial 'P'(usquels) in red, blue, white and gold, in Matfré Ermengau of Béziers's Breviari d'Amour. Image t More
Historiated initial 'D'(omine) of the Virgin with Child and foliate borders including putti supporting heraldic arms, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 14 of Book of Hours, Use of More
Detail of a historiated initial 'E'(xpositus) of a cleric addressing a man and a woman, and another woman placing a child outside a city gate. Image taken from f. 104v of Omne Bonum (Ebrietas-Humanus). Written More
Miniature of a Benedictine monk (presumably intended to represent the original owner of the manuscript) kneeling before the enthroned Virgin and Child, holding a scroll inscribed 'Ave Maria gr(atia plena)' (Hai More
Miniature of the Virgin Mary and Child, with a foliate border. Image taken from f. 138v of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscrip More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child with Joseph. Image taken from f. 18v of Book of Hours, Use of Tours. Written in Latin and some French. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscript More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child adored by angels, inhabited initial 'D'(oulce) with an animal and foliate borders, at the beginning of the prayer Doulce dame. Image taken from f. 175 of Book of Hours, Use of More
Print with the Virgin nursing the Child. Image taken from f. 2v of Psalter and Rosary of the Virgin (from f. 27), in two versions, and other devotional texts, including a litany. Written in Latin and English. More
Detail of a miniature of the Virgin and Child between two angels with censers. Image taken from f. 89 of Breviari d'Amor. Written in French (Occitan) (Provencal). The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known More
Detail of a historiated initial of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 121v of Passional (the 'Arnstein Passional'), the second of three volumes with June-September, with a portion of a calendar (ff. 1v-[ More
Historiated initial with the Virgin and Child on a crescent (index Apocalyptic Woman) combined with a three-sided bar border and a full border with acanthus leaves, flowers, birds, a musician angel, and a coat More
Miniature of Virgin and Child with angels playing music, decorated initial 'D'(oulce), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of the prayer Doulce dame. Image taken from f. 144 of Book of Hours, Use of Pari More
Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian and two lawyers, one of whom pointing at a women with a child illustrating the hereditary law, with a foliate initial 'I'(ntestatus), at the beginning of book 3 of More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child, decorated initial 'O'(bsecro) and foliate borders, at the beginning of the prayer Obsecro te. Image taken from f. 19v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris. Written in Latin, with a More
Miniature of the Virgin with the Christ Child, adored by an angel, at the beginning of the Mass of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 31v of Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Written in Latin. The Arundel Manuscript Co More
Historiated initial 'I'(n) with God, Virgin and Child and David harping, at the beginning of the Bible. Image taken from f. 5 of Bible, with prologues. Written in Latin.
Detail of a miniature of the emperor Justinian with two lawyers and a child holding a scroll with an inscription reading 'Iustitiam peto', and a foliate initial 'O'(cupatis), at the beginning of the Authenticum More
Prefatory miniature of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 13v of Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible). Written in Latin. The BL Royal More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child, with the kneeling monk Matthew Paris below. Image taken from f. 6 of Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora. Written in Latin. The BL R More
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Historiated initial 'D'(omine) with a crowned Virgin and Child, at the beginning of Matins of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 1 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin and English. The "BL Harley Manu More
Bas-de-page scene of an image of the Virgin and Child on Mount Carmel, with the tonsured heads of six hermits emerging from caves to gaze upon the image, with a caption reading, 'le mount du carme'. Image taken More
Detail of a miniature of a man and woman, Francesco Salviati and Laudomia de' Medici, adoring the Virgin and Child, at the end of Lauds in the Hours of the Virgin. Image taken from f. 30v of Book of Hours ('The More
Miniature of the Virgin and Child. Image taken from f. 53 of Book of Hours, Use of Sarum. Written in Latin. Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) was a physician and naturalist who played a crucial role in the developme More