Manuscript Collection (#94)

Before Sebastopol Nov 1854 - The Sentry
Before Sebastopol Nov 1854. The Sentry. Pen and ink and watercolour by Lt (later Col) Henry John Wilkinson (1829-1911), 1st Battalion, 9th (The East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, 1854

Ornate alphabet patterns. circa 1900

Susi - with guitar and bone. 1950s

Susi - piano duet with kitten. 1950s

Copy of a manuscript of St. Augustine written at Luxeuil in 669 AD. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

The Prague Haggadah. Prague, Bohemia, 1526. Israel Museum. J
The Prague Haggadah. Prague, Bohemia, 1526. Illustration: Hayyim Shahor Schwartz. Letterpress and woodcuts on paper. Gift of John D

Blue flowers on a piano on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Louis II of Bourbon (1337-1410) in Genoa, to lead the Mahdia
Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337-1410), called the Good. Louis II in Genoa, to lead the expedition against the barbarians in North Africa, 1390. Mahdian Crusade

Christmas card in the shape of an open book with text and illustration in medieval style. Date: circa 1890s

Moneylender. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meurs by Jacques Le
Medieval society. Moneylender. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meurs by Jacques Le Grand (m.1415). French school

Medieval era. Craps players. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meur
Medieval society. Craps players. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meurs by Jacques Le Grand (m.1415). French school

Choirbook of Cathedral of Tarragona. Parchement. 1587-1603
Choirbook of Cathedral of Tarragona. Parchement. Archbishop Ter?s Times. 1587-1603. Capitular Archive. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain

Parchment of Cathedral of St. Peter of Vic. 11th century. Ca
Parchment of Cathedral of St. Peter of Vic.11th century. Caroligian minuscule. Ermenir Quintilia canon

Canticles of Holy Mary. Reign of Alfonso X. 13th century. Miniature. Detail. Spanish reconquest. Christian castle siege

Canticles of Holy Mary. Codice of El Escorial. Written in Galician-Portuguese. Reign of Alfonso X. 13th century Miniature. Detail. Spanish reconquest. Christian castle siege

Pentecost. Miniature of choirbook. 15th-16th century. Arxive of Osma-Burgos. Castile and Leon. Spain

Henricus de Segusio. 14th century. Jesus with the condemned
Henricus de Segusio. Codex 2. 14th century. Miniature depicting Jesus with the condemned to the hell

Sacra Biblia Cum Glosa. 14th century. The prophet Ezekiel
Sacra Biblia Cum Glosa. Codex 1. 14th century. Miniature depicting the prophet Ezekiel. Drop cap

Choirbook. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. The Virgin prayin
Choirbook. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. The Virgin praying. Miniature. Drop cap. Spain

Choirbook number 4. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Jesus b
Choirbook number 4. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Jesus baptism in the Jordan River and the birth of John the Baptist. Drop cap E. Miniature. Spain

Choirbook number 1. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. The Prese
Choirbook number 1. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Miniature. Letter S. Spain

Book of Order of cavalry, 15th century, by Ramon Llull (1235
Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Spanish writer and philosopher. Book of Order of cavalry. Manuscript, 15th century. Title cover

Miniature depicting Men and women dancing holding hands. Le
Le Roman de la Rose. 1225-1280. French poem. 13th century. By Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200-1240) and Jean de Meun (c.1240-1305). Men and women dancing holding hands. Miniature. 14th century

Petrarch appears in dreams to Boccaccio. Miniature in Book o
Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374) and Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Italian writers. Petrarch appears in dreams to Boccaccio

Clergyman measuring the circumference of a star with a great compass. Capital letter. Miniature. Liber Derivationum. 13th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary. Miniature. 13th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

The flight into Egypt. Miniature. 13th century
The flight into Egypt. Miniature of a Book of Psalms. 13th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

Peasant mowing a field of wheat with a sickle. Miniature. Ta
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Peasant mowing a field of wheat with a sickle. Miniature. Folio 46v

Knight back from a tournament, rests on a monastery. Miniatu
Knight back from a tournament, rests on a monastery. Compilation of Treaties of Devotion (Traites de Devotion). Miniature. 15th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

Oratores. Right way to pray. Miniature at Theologica Varia. 14th-15th centuries. Folio 6r. Vatican Apsotolic Library. Vatican City

Book of Hours. Life of the Virgin. 15th century
The Virgin Mary with Infant Jesus, Saint Joseph and angels. Miniature. Book of Hours. Life of the Virgin. 15th century. Vatican Apostolic Library. Vatican City

Medicine. Middle Age. Partus. Miniature

Annunciation to the shepherds. Book of hours Tour et Taxis, 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Leviathan. Sea monster referenced in the Tanakh, or the Old Testament. Book Floridus, 15th century. Chateau of Chatilly. France

Codex 98 by Henricus of Segusio (c. 1200-1271). Detail
Codex 98. By Henricus of Segusio, Hostiensis (c.1200-1271). Detail of a page depicting two noble lovers taking fruit from a tree. Miniature, Book 4. Folio 216. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Codex 2 by Henricus of Segusio (c. 1200-1271). Detail
Codex 2. By Henricus of Segusio, Hostiensis (c.1200-1271). Detail of a page depicting perhaps a king. Miniature, Book 4. Folio 214. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Christ Pantocrator. Miniature. Missale Dominicale cum Kalend
Codex 135. Missale Dominicale cum Kalendario. 14th century. Christ Pantocrator. Miniature. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Miniature depicting the Virgin Mary with infant Jesus. Missa
Codex 135. Missale Dominicale cum Kalendario. 14th century. Miniature in the capital letter depicting the Virgin Mary with infant Jesus. Folio 148v. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Biblia Novum Testamentum, Evangelia Santi Mathei et Santi Ma
Codex 144. Biblia Novum Testamentum, Evangelia Santi Mathei et Santi Marci. Miniature of capital letter depicting Saint Mark with the gospel. 13th-14th centuries. Folio 119v

Miniature depicting the Dormition of the Virgin. Missale Dom
Codex 135. Missale Dominicale cum Kalendario. 14th century. Miniature in the capital letter depicting the Dormition or death of the Virgin Mary and her spirit out of the body. Folio 129v

Codex 131. Guidus of Bausio. Archidiaconus Rossarium. Folio 1v. Latin. Capitular letter depicting Jesus presented in the temple. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Miniature depicting a couple being married by a clergyman. B
Codex 105. A couple being married by a clergyman. Central miniature, folio 102v. Book IV. By Henricus von Assia (13th century). Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain

Study the air screw by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript B, shee
Flying machines. Study of air screw by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript B, sheet, 83 V, 1483-1486. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardesque models. Adjustable-tilt wing and Wing-beating d
Leonardesque models. Adjustable-tilt wing (Codex Atlanticus) and Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system ( Manuscript B). Leonardo da Vinci.16 th century

Model. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw syste
Flying machines. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system. Manuscript B, sheet 77 r. Leonardo da Vinci.15th century. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952

Mud Dredge, designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript E, she
Mud Dredge. Study by leonardo da Vinci to clean the beds of lagoon canals and locks. Manuscript E, sheet 75v. 1513-1515. Model by Louis Tursini, 1952-1953

Float. Leonardos drawing. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 656, 1485
Water and Land Machines. Float. Its function is that troops can cross the river. Leonardos drawing. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 656, 1485-1490. Model by Luigui Tursini, 1952

Leonardesque model. Mobile ram boats. Model by Luigui Tursini, 1952-1943. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

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