Manuscripts Collection (#3)

Le Devoir et l'Inquietude - Poemes, handwritten by Gala, 1917 (pen & ink on paper)
3576457 Le Devoir et l'Inquietude - Poemes, handwritten by Gala, 1917 (pen & ink on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); each leaf: 16x12 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gala Grindel-Eluard)

Sergeants of the provost of Paris
3785923 Sergeants of the provost of Paris by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sergeants of the provost of Paris apologising for having infringed privilege of the clergy and the University)

Leiden University
3785916 Leiden University by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Leiden University, Holland - from drawing in Illustrium Hollandiae, etc. ordinum alma Academia Leydensis (1614)

Henry II of Navarre
3785776 Henry II of Navarre by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Henry II of Navarre - meeting Marguerite de Valois (later de Navarre) in the gardens of Alencon

The Schoolmaster
3785926 The Schoolmaster by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Schoolmaster - after drawing by Soquand, 1528. Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix, London, 1878. P)

University Beadle
3785913 University Beadle by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: University Beadle - Jean Lequeux, Messenger of Guise en Thierache, Diocese of Laon (Picardy, northern France)

University Beadle
3785780 University Beadle by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: University Beadle - Jean Lequeux, Messenger of Guise en Thierache, Diocese of Laon (Picardy, northern France)

The Wheel of Fortune
3785915 The Wheel of Fortune by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Wheel of Fortune - from miniature of Consolation of Boethius)

Autograph: Sir Francis Drake, 1586
3784351 Autograph: Sir Francis Drake, 1586.; (add.info.: Autograph: Letter from Sir Francis Drake to William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer)

Resurrection of the Dead and the Weighing of Souls
3785785 Resurrection of the Dead and the Weighing of Souls by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Resurrection of the Dead and the Weighing of Souls in the Balance at the Last Judgement)

Sergeants of the provost of Paris
3785783 Sergeants of the provost of Paris by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Sergeants of the provost of Paris apologising for having infringed privilege of the clergy and the University)

Ode to Maecenas - poem by Horace
3785972 Ode to Maecenas - poem by Horace by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Ode to Maecenas - poem by Horace. From fragment in 10th century manuscript)

Sibyl of Tiburtis announcing to Augustus the coming of Jesus-Christ
3785937 Sibyl of Tiburtis announcing to Augustus the coming of Jesus-Christ. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: From miniature in Historia romana excerpta ex libris Pauli Orosii)

Georges Chastellain presenting his book
3785779 Georges Chastellain presenting his book by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Georges Chastellain presenting his book to Charles, Duke of Burgundy)

Le Devoir et l'Inquietude - Poemes, handwritten by Gala, 1917 (pen & ink on paper with collage)
3576455 Le Devoir et l'Inquietude - Poemes, handwritten by Gala, 1917 (pen & ink on paper with collage) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); each leaf: 16x12 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Awarding of a doctorate
3785778 Awarding of a doctorate by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Awarding of a doctorate. From reproduction of 14th century wood engraving taken from German edition of Ciceros De)

Medieval ladies hunting
3794137 Medieval ladies hunting - by Lacroix, Paul (1831-69); (add.info.: Medieval ladies hunting - horse drawn carriage accompanied by several pages playing the hunting horn)

Autograph: Resolution of a council of war against the Spanish Armada, 1588 (ink and paper)
3784219 Autograph: Resolution of a council of war against the Spanish Armada, 1588 (ink and paper); (add.info.: Autograph)

Two horsemen, one impaled on a spear, c. 1450 (opaque w / c on paper)
874205 Two horsemen, one impaled on a spear, c.1450 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 21 x15.5 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From the Shahnameh)

Medieval soldier in long tunic on horseback
6338994 Medieval soldier in long tunic on horseback by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Medieval soldier in long tunic on horseback. Cavalry from Bible 10, Manuscripts in the Bibliotheque royale)

Medieval woman in veil and long-sleeved dress, with chair
6338991 Medieval woman in veil and long-sleeved dress, with chair by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Medieval woman in veil and long-sleeved dress, with chair)

Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, 1845 (oil on canvas)
1765244 Philip Henry Stanhope, 5th Earl Stanhope, 1845 (oil on canvas) by Partridge, John (1790-1872); 127x102 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London

Knights in helm, hauberk, tunic, with swrod and shield, and woman in hooded robe
6340093 Knights in helm, hauberk, tunic, with swrod and shield, and woman in hooded robe by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Knights in helm, hauberk, tunic, with swrod and shield)

Arnold Schoenberg hand written score for Kammersymphonie
3913243 Arnold Schoenberg hand written score for Kammersymphonie by Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951); (add.info.: Arnold Schoenberg hand written score for Kammersymphonie')

Medieval soldiers with axe and shield, tunic and shoes
6338992 Medieval soldiers with axe and shield, tunic and shoes by Villain (19th century); (add.info.: Medieval soldiers with axe and shield, tunic and shoes)

Ms. 30141, pp172-173 (pen & ink on paper)
2919699 Ms. 30141, pp172-173 (pen & ink on paper) by British School, (19th century); The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK; © University of St. Andrews Library

Ms. Plut. 21.8, c. 2b, from In Hoc Volumine... (vellum)
694648 Ms. Plut. 21.8, c. 2b, from In Hoc Volumine... (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence

Map of London in 13th Century
3787634 Map of London in 13th Century by Walker, Emery (1851-1933); (add.info.: Topographical map depicting London in 13th Century. Printed by Walker and Boutall sc. Emery Walker (D)

Vanitas (oil on canvas)
2629419 Vanitas (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703); 71.8x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A celestial globe, a lantern, skulls)

BKS291195110B 01
View of a Part of the River Arno. Plate from Raccolta delle piu belle Vedute e Prospettive della Cita di Firenze from the composite album Venice and Tuscany

BKS111192192 01
Long-billed Cockatoo (Licmetis nasicus). From The Birds of Australia. John Gould (1804-1881). Hand-coloured lithograph. Published in 1840-1869. 54.5 x 36cm

Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat BWV 998, c. 1735-40 (pen & ink on paper)
3531016 Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat BWV 998, c.1735-40 (pen & ink on paper) by Bach, Johann Sebastian (1748-78); 34.5x21.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German

Sangoku tsuran zusetsu (Illustrated General Survey of the Three Countries)
3502613 Sangoku tsuran zusetsu (Illustrated General Survey of the Three Countries), 1785 (colour woodblock print) by Shihei, Hayashi (1738-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: SHIHEI)

Vue de la Bibliotheque du Vatican au dix-huitieme siecle (engraving)
3644918 Vue de la Bibliotheque du Vatican au dix-huitieme siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hassan Bin Baqir Bin Jarrah: Gulzar Al-Rayahin, Qajar Iran (ink & pigment on paper)
3794323 Hassan Bin Baqir Bin Jarrah: Gulzar Al-Rayahin, Qajar Iran (ink & pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 32.2x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin
3794303 A Compendium of Treatises on Astronomy and Mathematics by Nasir Al-Din Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (d.1274), Seljuk Anatolia, probably Kaiseri (Qaysariya)

Khamza by Jamal al-Din Abu Muhammad Nizami (AH 535-598 / 1140-1202 AD)
3794174 Khamza by Jamal al-Din Abu Muhammad Nizami (AH 535-598/1140-1202 AD), 1651 (pigment & gold on paper) by Persian School

Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c
5913283 Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c.1480 (ink & pigment on vellum & paper, bound in calfskin over boards with metal clasps) by Dutch School

Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c
5913282 Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c.1480 (ink & pigment on vellum & paper, bound in calfskin over boards with metal clasps) by Dutch School

Ms. II. VI. 16, c. 83a, Noahs Ark (vellum)
694651 Ms. II.VI.16, c. 83a, Noahs Ark (vellum) by Italian School, (13th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Ms. Plut. 82. 10; c. 21a, from Enneades (vellum)
694647 Ms. Plut. 82.10; c. 21a, from Enneades (vellum) by Attavante di Gabriello di Vanti di Bartolo (1452-c.1520); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Illuminated initial B (tempera on parchment)
618005 Illuminated initial B (tempera on parchment) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorated with aquatic monsters around a scene depicting King David playing a)

Choral miniature with St. Benedict preaching to monks (pigment on vellum)
703207 Choral miniature with St. Benedict preaching to monks (pigment on vellum) by Italian School; Abbey of Monte Cassino, Cassino, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum)
1630114 Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum) by Greek, (4th century AD); Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt; (add.info)

Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum)
1630113 Page from the Codex Sinaiticus (vellum) by Greek, (4th century AD); Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt; (add.info)

Battle between the Idumeans and Jews (colour litho)
961189 Battle between the Idumeans and Jews (colour litho) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of book illumination)

Page of the Book of Exodus (colour litho)
961186 Page of the Book of Exodus (colour litho) by Flemish School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of paleography)

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