Vellum Collection (#5)

Narcissus Washstand, 1865-67 (mixed media) (see also 128159)
5614175 Narcissus Washstand, 1865-67 (mixed media) (see also 128159) by Burges, William (1827-81); The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK; eThe Higgins Art Gallery & Museum; English

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 8 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054649 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 8 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 2, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054640 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 2, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054638 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing the Western Sahara and Mansa Musa
5054637 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing the Western Sahara and Mansa Musa, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Merit making scene, page from a manuscript (gouache on paper) (detail of 372504)
LIT372505 Merit making scene, page from a manuscript (gouache on paper) (detail of 372504) by Burmese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Torah scroll (wood & parchment)
BLP398284 Torah scroll (wood & parchment) by German School, (15th century); Private Collection; Photo eZev Radovan; German, out of copyright

Merit making scene, page from a manuscript (gouache on paper)
LIT372503 Merit making scene, page from a manuscript (gouache on paper) by Burmese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Specimen of the Wurtzburg Missal, written about 1470 or 1480 (colour litho)
475433 Specimen of the Wurtzburg Missal, written about 1470 or 1480 (colour litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Missale Herbipolense or Wurzburg Missal)

Title page, title and author, with large historiated and illuminated initial S
1195379 Title page, title and author, with large historiated and illuminated initial S, 1912-1914 (paint, ink and gold-leaf on vellum) by English School

The Parchmenter (engraving)
3646675 The Parchmenter (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parchmenter. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by)

Transfiguration, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326686 Transfiguration, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Resurrection, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326685 Resurrection, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Fol. 6r, full page of the Annunciation 5th chapter, from a facsimile of the Breviary of
REV326678 Fol.6r, full page of the Annunciation 5th chapter, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Omar Khayyam (gold on paper)
REV287650 Omar Khayyam (gold on paper) by Persian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Omar Khayyam (1048-1131); poet; astronomer; mathematician; philosopher; miniature a peinture doree; Jalali

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull (w / c on vellum)
419606 Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston upon Hull (w/c on vellum) by Arlaud, Benjamin (c.1670-1731); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Evelyn Pierrepont)

The Scriptorium of a Monastery, illustration from The Church of England
STC393350 The Scriptorium of a Monastery, illustration from The Church of England: A History for the People by H.D.M. Spence-Jones, pub

Merit making scene, page from a manuscript (gouache on paper)
LIT372504 Merit making scene, page from a manuscript (gouache on paper) by Burmese School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

School Scene, c. 1863-4 (paint and ink on vellum)
1196883 School Scene, c.1863-4 (paint and ink on vellum) by Qajar School (19th century); 26.7x17.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 7 and 8, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054639 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 7 and 8, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Procession of King Rene at Aix (Provence) (chromolitho)
668493 Procession of King Rene at Aix (Provence) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Procession of King Rene at Aix (Provence)

William II de la Marck During the Eighty Years War, 1572 (ink and tempera on vellum)
2622364 William II de la Marck During the Eighty Years War, 1572 (ink and tempera on vellum) by Netherlandish School (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bird of Paradise; Strelitzia Reginae, (watercolour over traces of pencil on vellum)
827227 Bird of Paradise; Strelitzia Reginae, (watercolour over traces of pencil on vellum) by RedoutA©, Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840); 47.5x33.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

St. Lawrence, to whom the Escorial monastery was dedicated
REV326688 St. Lawrence, to whom the Escorial monastery was dedicated, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

All Saints Day, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326687 All Saints Day, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Last Supper, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326683 Last Supper, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Presentation in the Temple, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326682 Presentation in the Temple, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

Adoration of the Magi, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain
REV326681 Adoration of the Magi, from a facsimile of the Breviary of King Philip II of Spain, 1569 (parchment) by Fuente del Saz, Julian (d.1601) & Leon

The Scriptorium of a Monastery, from the book The Church of England
KW293335 The Scriptorium of a Monastery, from the book The Church of England: A History for the People, published c.1910 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; English

Siege of a Town defended by the Burgundians under Charles VI (chromolitho)
1094593 Siege of a Town defended by the Burgundians under Charles VI (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

South African Public Library (b / w photo)
3092370 South African Public Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South African Public Library)

Thirty Day Tournament, from Froissarts Chronicle (vellum) (b / w photo)
XIR154903 Thirty Day Tournament, from Froissarts Chronicle (vellum) (b/w photo) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

North Africa, Europe and the Middle East from the Catalan Atlas (reproduction)
5054659 North Africa, Europe and the Middle East from the Catalan Atlas (reproduction) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87) (after); (add.info)

Swiss lady, 16th century
5855257 Swiss lady, 16th century by Lechevallier-Chevignard, Edmond (1825-1902); (add.info.: Swiss lady, 16th century, from a painting on vellum in the collection of Hippolyte Destailleur)

Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing Mansa Musa enthroned
5043052 Detail from the Catalan Atlas, Sheet 6, showing Mansa Musa enthroned, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas (reproduction)
5054666 Catalan Atlas (reproduction) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87) (after); (add.info.: Reproduction of 1375 World map made in Majorca)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 1, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054645 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 1, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 5, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment)
5054641 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 5, 1375 (pen and coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Youth Comes Upon a Girl by a Stream, c. 1863-4 (vellum)
1196884 Youth Comes Upon a Girl by a Stream, c.1863-4 (vellum) by Qajar School (19th century); 7.9x10.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

A message of condolence, from the court at Lucknow to Queen Victoria
1196728 A message of condolence, from the court at Lucknow to Queen Victoria, on the death of her husband Prince Albert, 1861 (manuscript on vellum) by Indian School

Aeneas stands beside the spoils of King Mezentius, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195393 Aeneas stands beside the spoils of King Mezentius, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Roll of Arms and Pedigree of the Egerton Family, 1598 (illuminated manuscript on vellum)
1195479 Roll of Arms and Pedigree of the Egerton Family, 1598 (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by English School, (16th century); 22.6x85 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Iris appearing before Turnus, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195391 Iris appearing before Turnus, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Venus giving armour to Aeneas, 1874-c. 1919 (w / c on vellum)
1195389 Venus giving armour to Aeneas, 1874-c.1919 (w/c on vellum) by English School, (19th century); 33.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

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Vellum, a timeless material that has preserved the beauty of history and art for centuries. From the intricate details of The Hereford Mappa Mundi to the significance of Brudenell Magna Carta, it has been an essential canvas for masterpieces. Take a journey through time as you explore the world map created by Richard de Bello in 1285 on this delicate medium. Marvel at its accuracy and craftsmanship, showcasing a wealth of geographical knowledge from that era. Intriguingly, even musical compositions found their home on vellum. Choirbook number 9 with Gregorian chants from the 15th century transports us back to an age where harmonies echoed through ancient cathedrals. Virgin Mary's presence is felt deeply in these sacred pages. The versatility extends beyond maps and music; it embraces nature too. Delicate flowers like Blush Provence rose and Clematis purpurea find themselves immortalized on this velvety surface, capturing their ephemeral beauty forever. But it doesn't stop there – historical records also found solace in vellum's enduring embrace. The ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE recounts Aethelred's reign, reminding us how crucial documentation is for understanding our past. Even across continents, vellum leaves its mark. A hand-colored engraving depicting Virginia and Florida in 1667 showcases not only artistic skill but also highlights how this material transcended borders to capture important cartographic information. As we delve deeper into history with Choirbook number 3 featuring more Gregorian chants from the fifteenth century Coronati period or admire Stewartia malecodendron trees flourishing on vellum sheets - we realize that this material truly stands as a testament to human creativity throughout time.