Decorated Initial S - Google Art Project (6902258)
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Decorated Initial S - Google Art Project
The introit for Pentecost in this gradual opens with the words: Spiritus domini replevit orbe[m] terraru[m] (The spirit of the Lord filled the whole world). The decorated initial S is a flourish of classically ... More
Initial Q- A Judge Pointing to Two Men with a Ram - Google Art Project
Medieval law books, like this one from the kingdom of Aragon, addressed all aspects of medieval life and society, including animal care and ownership. The text on this page, beginning with the large letter Q on... More
Initial S- A Griffin and Rider - Google Art Project
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Initial S- A Monk Praying in the Water - Google Art Project
A monk engulfed in water clings to the central curve of an initial S that begins the first verse of Psalm 68 (psalm 69 in the Hebrew numbering), "Save me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul." O... More
Initial S- A Woman Leaving Her Husband's House - Google Art Project
This historiated initial S opens a chapter dealing with the rights of a husband or wife to household property. A woman leaves her husband, taking with her a curtain. She appears three times, removing the red dr... More
(Lettre historiée d'un manuscrit) - Fonds Berthelé - 49Fi1471
Français : Vue de détail de la lettre S historiée d'un manuscrit latin. Début du 20e siècle. Inscription sur étiquette : "6"
Inicjal litery S - Public domain dedication image
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Meister des Gero-Codex 001 - Public domain illuminated manuscript
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Cenni di Francesco di Ser Cenni - Initial S with Peter Receiving the K...
Cenni di Francesco. 'Initial S with Peter Receiving the Keys from Christ,' ca. 1380. ink, paint and gold on parchment. Walters Art Museum (W.153.4V): Acquired by Henry Walters, 1901.
Francesco Marmitta - Leaf from Rangoni Bentivoglio Book of Hours - Wal...
Francesco Marmitta. 'Leaf from Rangoni Bentivoglio Book of Hours,' ca. 1505. ink, paint and gold on parchment. Walters Art Museum (W.469.110R): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Giovan Pietro Birago - Initial S with David in Deep Water - Walters W4...
Giovan Pietro Birago. 'Initial S with David in Deep Water,' ca. 1500. tempera on parchment. Walters Art Museum (W.413B): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Miniatore di S Alessio in Bigiano - Leaf from Bentivoglio Bible - Walt...
Miniaturist of Saint Alessio at Bigiano. 'Leaf from Bentivoglio Bible,' ca. 1270. ink, paint and gold on parchment. Walters Art Museum (W.151.259R): Acquired by Henry Walters...
Synesius, De insomniis (Latin Translation)
Latin Translation of Synesius, „De insomniis“ (“On Dreams”), translated by Marsilio Ficino. Manuscript belonged to king Matthias Corvinus. Manuscript Wolfenbüttel, Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Cod. 2 Aug. 4°, fol.... More
Psalterium Feriatum Cod Don 309 213
Bild aus: Psalterium Feriatum, Hildesheim (?), bald nach 1235. Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart, Cod. Don. 309
Cicero, Divinatio in Caecilium - Public domain medieval manuscript
The beginning of the „Divinatio in Caecilium” in the manuscript Budapest, Egyetemi Könyvtár, Cod. Lat. 2. Deutsch: Der Anfang der “Divinatio in Caecilium” in der Handschrift Budapest, Egyetemi Könyvtár, Cod. Lat. 2.
Dionysius Areopagita, De ecclesiastica hierarchia (Latin)
The beginning of Ambrose Traversari’s Latin translation of the Pseudo-Dionysian “Ecclesiastical Hierarchy” in the manuscript Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 169, fol. 31r. In the miniat... More
Galvano Fiamma, 1283 - 1344, retrato anónimo (1300 - 1344)
Miniature from a 14th-century Italian manuscript identified as Triv.1438 by the Archivio Storico Civico e Biblioteca Trivulziana, entitled Cronica de antiquitatibus civitatis mediolanensis, depicting Italian c... More
Liber choralis S.Leonardi (MCM), XXXIII Sacerdos
Miniature (illuminated manuscript) from: Liber choralis parvus continens missas vesperas et alia officia par S. Leonardi confes.
Tennenbacher Güterbuch Schmuckinitiale
Deutsch: Tennenbacher Güterbuch, Schmuckinitiale von der Eingangsseite, entstanden vor 1341. fol 1v, GLA 66/8853
Book of Hours (Use of Metz) Fol. 27r, Decorated Initials
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Italy, 13th century - Historiated Initial (S) Excised from a Bible- So...
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Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: Bernward psalter, illuminat...
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Breviary of Chertsey Abbey (folio 6r)
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Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: BritLibRoyal5BIIFolio002r, ...
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Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - A...
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - A Prophet in an Initial S (Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.478, no. 16 (II.43))
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - A...
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - A Prophet in an Initial S (Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.478, no. 16 (II.43))
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - A...
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - A Prophet in an Initial S (Victoria and Albert Museum, MS 978, no. D.218-1906)
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - T...
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual 2 for San Michele a Murano - The Pentecost in an Initial S (Victoria and Albert Museum, MS 970, inv. no. 3045)
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli ...
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli - folio 137 - The Virgin and Child in an Initial S (Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.1012)
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli ...
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli - folio 23 - Saint Silvester in an initial S (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, N.M.B. 1797)
Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: Mater3, illuminated manuscr...
Čeština: Mater Verborum - iniciála S - pekelné hrůzy Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Missale Aboense 5, illuminated manuscript
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Niccolò da Bologna - 'Tempera and gold on Parchment, 1494-1402
Niccolò da Bologna's tempera and gold on parchment, 1494-1502, J. Paul Getty Trust. This illuminated letter 'S' is one of twenty known large historiated initials made for a choir book commissioned by the Carth... More
Paulus Diaconus, History of the Lombards, Urbinas Lat. 984
Paulus Diaconus, History of the Lombards (beginning) in a humanist manuscript. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Urbinas Lat. 984, fol. 2r. Deutsch: Paulus Diaconus, Historia gentis Langobardorum (Anfang) in ei... More
Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: Pietro Orseolo, illuminated...
Pietro Orseolo Čeština: Petr Orseolo Public domain photograph of 13th-14th-century medieval illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grandes chroniques de France Jean Fouquet: S letter, illuminated manus...
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Godfrey of Bouillon from Histoire d'Outremer
The British Museum description reads "Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(i cum) of Godfrey of Bouillon being created the Lord of the city"
Cpg 4 Blatt 155r - Rudolf von Ems, Willehalm von Orlens
Deutsch: Codex Palatinus germanicus 4, Blatt 155r der Handschrift: "Rudolf von Ems, Willehalm von Orlens", S-Initiale auf Fleuronnéegrund, im Buchstabenkörper zwei Drachen, an den Hälsen umeinander geschlungen... More
Amiens Lescalopier 30 98v detail
Amiens, Bibliothèques d'Amiens Métropole, manuscrit Lescalopier 30 B (ex Kloster Weißenau), fol. 98v, Detail: Versuchung von Adam und Eva
Codex Bodmer 127 106v Detail - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illumination from the Passionary of Weissenau (Weißenauer Passionale); Fondation Bodmer, Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127 (for page number see filename)
Codex Bodmer 127 117v Detail - Public domain medieval manuscript
Deutsch: Initiale S, verziert mit Baum, Person und drei Tieren. Aus dem Weißenauer Passionale; Fondation Bodmer, Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127, fol. 117v English: Illumination from the Passionary of W... More
Codex Bodmer 127 165v Detail - Public domain dedication image
Illumination from the Passionary of Weissenau (Weißenauer Passionale); Fondation Bodmer, Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127 (for page number see filename)
Codex Bodmer 127 208r Detail - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illumination from the Passionary of Weissenau (Weißenauer Passionale); Fondation Bodmer, Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127 (for page number see filename)
Codex Bodmer 127 234r Detail - Public domain medieval manuscript
Deutsch: Initial S, der hl. Simon der Stylit heilt eine Frau, die eine Schlange verschluckt hat; aus dem Weißenauer Passionale; Fondation Bodmer, Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127, fol. 234r English: Illu... More
Codex Bodmer 127 257r Detail - Public domain dedication image
Illumination from the Passionary of Weissenau (Weißenauer Passionale); Fondation Bodmer, Coligny, Switzerland; Cod. Bodmer 127 (for page number see filename)
Képes krónika íródeák
Magyar: Keretbe foglalt S iniciáléban a történetíró. A kép vagy Mózest, a történetírás tanítómesterét, vagy a feltételezett szerzőt, Kálti Márkot ábrázolja.
Songsfromplaysof00shakuoft 0024
Page 20 of Songs from the Plays of Shakespeare, with initials and borders illuminated by Edith A. Ibbs
Songsfromplaysof00shakuoft 0023
Page 19 of Songs from the Plays of Shakespeare, with initials and borders illuminated by Edith A. Ibbs
01 Bernard Gui remettant son ouvrage à Jean XXII
Français : Bernard Gui remettant son ouvrage à Jean XXII Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
History of Illuminating historical01
Figure from The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating. From the fragments of Charles the Bald's Bible. 10th century. British Museum, Harl. 7,551.
History of Illuminating technical05
Figure from The History, Theory, and Practice of Illuminating. From British Museum, Harl. 2804. 12th century.
Canconer Gil f34v Si voletz extr
Català: Cerverí de Girona, Balada "Si voletz que.m laix d'amar", Cançoner Gil, f. 34v
Chronicon Pictum 039 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Illuminated Chronicle; Chronicon Pictum; Képes Krónika. Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
De situ orbis - Albi Ms77 - f54v - Lettrine S
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Hartmann von Aue's Iwein, Manuscript B, fol. 1r
Manuscript B of Hartmann von Aue's Iwein (Gießen, UB, Hs. 97), folio 1r
Istvan Chronicon Pictum coat of arms
Miniature of St. Istvan, first king of HungaryMagyar: Képes krónika miniatúra»S« iniciáléban István király hadi díszben. Kék háttér előtt, sziklás talajon áll a harcos király, férfikora teljében. Lábán barna,... More
Lorenzo Monaco - Antiphonary (Cod. Cor. 1, folio 63) - WGA13613
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Silvestro de' Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli (Fol...
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Silvestro de' Gherarducci - Gradual from Santa Maria degli Angeli (Fol...
The cutting from folio 42 depicts the Presentation in the Temple in an initial S. This initial begins the introit to the Mass for the feast of the Purification of the Virgin on February 2. This composition clea... More
Blickling Psalter (Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.776) - folio 27r
Blickling Psalter (Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.776) - folio 27r Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gathering of the Manna - Hours of Catherine of Cleves - MS M. 917-945 ...
Nederlands: Het verzamelen van manna. Getijdenboek van Catharina van Kleef. Manuscript MS M. 917-945 ff 137v. Morgan Library New York, rond 1440. English: The Gathering of the Manna. Hours of Catherine of Cle... More
Gebetbuch für Herzog Albrecht V. Cod. 2722 fol. 203v OeNB 12656825
Deutsch: Gebetbuch für Herzog Albrecht V. von Österreich Seite 203v mit zwei Fleuronné-Initialen „S“ Codex Vindobonensis Palatinus 2722 English: Prayer book for Duke Albrecht V of Austria Page 203v with two... More
Gebetbuch für Herzog Albrecht V. Cod. 2722 fol. 210v OeNB 12656832
Deutsch: Gebetbuch für Herzog Albrecht V. von Österreich Seite 210v mit Fleuronné-Initiale „S“ in roter Rubrizierung Codex Vindobonensis Palatinus 2722 English: Prayer book for Duke Albrecht V of Austria Pag... More
S Historiated Initial - Public domain medieval manuscript
1450-1475 created in Florence, Italy. Made on Tempera and gold on parchment.
Chronicon Pictum P053 Péter és III Henrik
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Douce Apocalypse - Bodleian Ms180 fol. 001r
Initial S. Trinity between kneeling figures with arms of the Lord Edward (later Edward I) and Eleanor of Castile. The damaged label on Edward's shield would have had five points azure. He bore this until his ac... More
Initiale Grafschaft - Public domain dedication image
Initiale (Handschrift Kloster Grafschaft 11./12. Jahrhundert) Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Képes krónika 31 - Public domain dedication image
Magyar: A Képes krónika egy lapja Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lekc 1
Čeština: Sv. Anežky Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Psalm 136 Initial S
Per Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering, this is Psalm 137; per the Greek (Septuagint or Vulgate) numbering, it is Psalm 136. More details about numbering at the Wikipedia article Psalm 137. This illuminated manuscri... More
Temporal Gradual (detail) - Bib Statale, Lucca Ms2649 (S)
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Livre des Miracles de Sainte Foy - initiale
Illuminated initial S from the "Book of the Miracles of Saint Faith", a medieval manuscript.
Initiale S de les Morales sur Job, manuscrit 173, folio 148
Folio 148 du manuscrit 173 des Morales sur Job. L'initiale S prend la forme d'un homme brandissant une arme.
Cpg 4 Blatt 211r - Der Schüler zu Paris A 1
Deutsch: Codex Palatinus germanicus 4, Blatt 211r der Handschrift: "Der Schüler zu Paris", Fassung A, Seite 1.
Initiale S, Morales sur Job, Saint Grégoire le Grand. Ms. 169, f. 5r
Initiale enluminée “S”. Incipit du livre VI.
Initiale S de la Passion de saint Simon et saint Jude, Vitae sanctorum...
Folio 94 du manuscrit 641 du Légendier de Cîteaux. L'intiale S prend la forme d'un oiseau rouge.
S in art - French - Leaf from Alphabet Book - Walters W20024R - Open O...
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S in art - Book of Hours (Use of Metz) Fol. 27r, Decorated Initials (c...
Français : Une page du Livre d'Heures de Metz, avec une initiale décorée English: A page from the Book of Hours (Use of Metz) with a decorated Initial