Initial P with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr
Saint Peter Martyr, a hero of the Dominican order who was murdered by heretics in 1253, was named a saint within two weeks! When the Dominicans established their liturgy three years later, the feast of Saint Pe... More
Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial P, from an Antiphonary
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Cutting from a 13th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial P, from an Antiphonary
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The Three Holy Women at the Tomb
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The Three Maries at the Tomb with the Angel of the Resurrection, and I...
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Monks singing from BL YT 43, f. 100
Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing. Image taken from f. 100 of Psalter and Book of Hours, Use of Saint-Omer. Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928) was a British collecto... More
Birds from BL Eg 2977, f. 159v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Decorated initial 'Q'(ui) with two birds. Image taken from f. 159v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, ... More
Parrots from BL Eg 2977, f. 1v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Initial 'A' with two parrots and another bird. Image taken from f. 1v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founde... More
Animals from BL Eg 2977, f. 110
Decorated initial 'I'(sti) with an animal head, and a bird in the lower margin. Image taken from f. 110 of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Co... More
Antiphonary, page of illuminated manuscript
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Flourished initials from BL YT 25, f. 1v
Detail of initials with pen-flourishing, from the musical notation for Easter. Image taken from f. 1v of Leaf from a Dominican Antiphoner (index antiphoner, antiphonary). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson... More
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2615, f. 90
Decorated initial and musical notation. Image taken from f. 90 of Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108). Written in Latin and French. T... More
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Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera
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Initial S with Saint Peter Liberated from Prison
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Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary
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Initial, border and bas-de-page from BL Lansdowne 463, f. 104
Decorated foliate initial 'B'(eatus), and a three-sided foliate border with a bas-de-page scene of a farmer's wife pursuing a fox who has stolen a goose, at the beginning of the Ordinal. Image taken from f. 104... More
The Resurrection from BL Lansdowne 462, f. 51v
Illuminated border and historiated initial of the Resurrection, with Christ standing on a closed tomb and four soldiers in contemporary dress. Image taken from f. 51v of Gradual, Use of Sarum, with portions of ... More
Longinus from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 7v
Historiated initial 'B' of Longinus holding a spear. Image taken from f. 7v of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Michael from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 2
Historiated initial 'V' of Michael weighing a soul. Image taken from f. 2 of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Resurrection from BL YT 25, f. 1
Historiated initial 'A'(lleluia) of the Resurrection of Christ, and a partial border with animals, including a hare blowing a horn and a monkey with a bow and arrow, a hybrid creature, and birds, in a liturgic... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 6157, f. 1* v
Decorated initials and musical notation. Image taken from f. 1* v of Fragment with musical notation (perhaps from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)). Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" re... More
Ape on horseback from BL Eg 274, f. 27v
Illuminated initial 'C'(um) with a mounted ape holding a sword and shield and musical notation. Image taken from f. 27v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is ... More
Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera
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Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary
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Lucy from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 5v
Historiated initial 'L' of Lucy holding eyes on a dish and a palm leaf. Image taken from f. 5v of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Lansdowne 462, f. 50v
Detail of historiated initial 'R'(esurrexi) with Christ standing on the tomb, and sleeping soldiers. Image taken from f. 50v of Gradual, Use of Sarum, with portions of a Magnificat and motets. Written in Latin.
Initial from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 1
Initial 'V' with filigree penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 1 of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Zacharias from BL Add 18196, f. 82, f. 82
Historiated initital 'D' of the Prophet Zacharias, with his name inscribed on his halo. Image taken from f. 82 of Cutting from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal; antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Flourished initials from BL YT 25, f. 1v
Initials with pen-flourishing, from the musical notation for Easter. Image taken from f. 1v of Leaf from a Dominican Antiphoner (index antiphoner, antiphonary). Written in Latin. Henry Yates Thompson (1838-192... More
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Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, Verona 1474–1555 Verona) Made in Verona, Italy
Manuscript Leaf Showing an Illuminated Initial A and The Resurrection
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Puzzle initial from BL Hirsch III.606, f. 1
Puzzle initial 'H', at the beginning of the Antiphoner. Image taken from f. 1 of Antiphoner (index antiphoner, antiphonary) (Sanctorale only). Written in Latin.
Bifolium with Initial L, from an Antiphonary
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Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera
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Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, fro...
The Assumption of the Virgin, celebrated on August 15, is an especially important holiday in Siena. Niccolò di ser Sozzo, one of the city's renowned illuminators of the fourteenth century, painted it numerous t... More
Illuminated initial from BL Eg 274, f. 25v
Illuminated initial 'N' and musical notation. Image taken from f. 25v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-... More
Illuminated initial and musical notation from BL Add 25588, f. 28
Illuminated initial 'E'(cce) and musical notation. Image taken from f. 28 of Missal, use of Sarum, with calendar. Written in Latin.
Initial from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 9
Initial 'A' with filigree decoration. Image taken from f. 9 of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Lansdowne 463, f. 104
Image taken from f. 104 of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Use of Sarum (ff. 1-97v); Calendar for Salisbury (ff. 98-103v); Ordinal, Use of Sarum (ff. 104-133); Breviary, Use of Sarum (ff. 134-202v)... More
Decorated initial from BL Hirsch III.606, f. 245
Decorated initial 'E' and musical notation. Image taken from f. 245 of Antiphoner (index antiphoner, antiphonary) (Sanctorale only). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Lansdowne 460, f. 173v
Detail of puzzle initial 'D'(uem) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 173v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial from BL Lansdowne 460, f. 191v
Puzzle initial 'A'(dorna) with penwork floral decoration. Image taken from f. 191v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Puzzle initial from BL Lansdowne 460, f. 173v
Puzzle initial 'D'(uem) with penwork decoration. Image taken from f. 173v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Dedication of a church from BL Add 60630, f. 10, f. 10
Initial 'T' of the dedication of a church. Image taken from f. 10 of Cutting from an Antiphoner (index Antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Christ Disputing with the Merchants from BL Add 18196, f. 49, f. 49
Historiated initial 'D' or 'O' of Christ Disputing with the Merchants. The robe of the figure to the right is inscribed 'A. P. S. VITV. SI?S'. Image taken from f. 49 of Cutting from an Antiphoner (index antipho... More
Antiphonary, page of illuminated manuscript
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Presentation in the Temple from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 3v
Historiatd initial 'A' of the Presentation in the Temple. Image taken from f. 3v of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin. The Presentation in the Temple, also known as th... More
Bifolium with Initial L, from an Antiphonary
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John from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 6v
Historiated initial 'F' of John the Baptist. Image taken from f. 6v of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Resurrection from BL YT 25, f. 1
Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(lleluia) of the Resurrection of Christ, from a liturgical text for Easter with musical notation. Image taken from f. 1 of Leaf from a Dominican Antiphoner (index antiphoner,... More
Image from BL Eg 1624, f. 109v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Image taken from f. 109v of Former pastedowns; fragments of a noted Antiphonary. Written in Latin. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named after its founder, Sir Thomas Egerton (1540-1617), 1st Viscount Bra... More
Border from BL YT 25, f. 1 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Detail of the lower section of the border, with a hare playing a horn and a monkey with a bow and arrow, from a a liturgical text for Easter with musical notation. Image taken from f. 1 of Leaf from a Dominican... More
Decorated initial and border from BL Lansdowne 461, f. 29v
Decorated initial 'U' and full border, in the Antiphonary. Image taken from f. 29v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), use of Sarum (begins and ends imperfectly). Written in Latin.
Detail from BL Lansdowne 460, f. 191v
Detail of puzzle initial 'A'(dorna) with penwork floral decoration. Image taken from f. 191v of Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial and musical notation from BL Harley 2906, f. 17v
Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) and musical notation. Image taken from f. 17v of Pontifical. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscripts held in the British Lib... More
Abraham and the three angels from BL Add 74233B
Historiated and foliate initial 'B' with, in the lower section, Abraham kneeling in prayer, and in the upper section, three angels. Image taken from Cutting from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). W... More
Initial S with Saint Peter Liberated from Prison
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Simon and Andrew from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 8v
Historiated initial 'D' with Simon and Andrew fishing on Lake Galilee. Image taken from f. 8v of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Peter from BL Add 22310, ff. 1-9, f. 4v
Historiated initial 'S' of Saint Peter dressed as a pope and holding a book. Image taken from f. 4v of Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary). Written in Latin.
Bifolium from an Antiphonary, tempera
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Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Decorated initial from BL Sloane 1580, ff. 152v-153
Decorated initial 'V'(eni) and musical notation on 4-line staves at the beginning of the sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus et emitte caelitus, for Whit Sunday. Image taken from ff. 152v-153 of Theological miscellan... More
Decorated initial from BL Harley 2945, f. 49
Decorated initial 'P'(ange) with pen-flourishing and musical notation. Image taken from f. 49 of Processional, imperfect. Written in Latin. The "BL Harley Manuscript" refers to a collection of medieval manuscr... More
Decorated initials from BL Harley 275, f. 2*
Initials with penwork decoration and 4-line staves with musical notations. Image taken from f. 2* of Two leaf fragments from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), including excerpts from the Common of ... More
Last Judgment in an Initial C - Public domain dedication image
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Manuscript Illumination with Tobit, Tobias, and the Archangel Raphael ...
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Decorated initial from BL Hirsch III.606, f. 25v
Decorated initial 'O' and musical notation. Image taken from f. 25v of Antiphoner (index antiphoner, antiphonary) (Sanctorale only). Written in Latin.
Decorated initial from BL Eg 2615, f. 88v
Decorated initial and musical notation. Image taken from f. 88v of Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108). Written in Latin and French. ... More
Mary from BL Eg 274, f. 7v - Public domain medieval manuscript
Historiated initial 'O' (maria) with Mary and a marginal figure, and musical notation. Image taken from f. 7v of Musical miscellany. Written in Latin and French. The Egerton Manuscript Collection is named afte... More
Cutting from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Annunciation in an Initial M - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Manuscript Illumination with Scenes of Easter in an Initial A, from an...
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Bifolium with Initial C, from an Antiphonary
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Bifolium with Initial C, from an Antiphonary
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Initial A: Christ Wiping the Tears from the Eyes of the Saved
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Initial A: Christ Wiping Away the Tears of the Saints
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Initial A with the Battle of the Maccabees
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Ascension in an Initial V - Public domain dedication image
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Manuscript Leaf with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, fro...
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Ascension in an Initial V - Public domain dedication image
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Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
[recto] .. petebat ut sibi .. / R. Hic est sacer antistes ze/[verso]no .. / & fulserunt in mundum mi[racula] .. Office of St. Zeno (12 April) Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Initial P with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr
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Purification of the Virgin, Matins (2 February) Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Cutting from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
In an initial [E], St. James and St. Philip standing with scrolls, for their feastday (1 May). Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
Conversion of St. Paul, Matins (25 January) Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Manuscript Illumination with Tobit, Tobias, and the Archangel Raphael ...
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Single leaf from a 14th-century antiphonal : in Latin
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Initial A with the Battle of the Maccabees
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