Galerie

Beleuchtete Initialen

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Kuratiert von Veröffentlichte Galerie

18 Objekte

KB, National Library of the Netherlands
St. Stephen I (pope)
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
A Levite sacrificing
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
St. Hildegundis
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Emperor
Ministry of Culture
Saint Ambroise, bust, in the letter D
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
Moses holding the Tables of the Law
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
A male saint (St. Philip?) holding a lance or spear
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
The Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
St. Fabian, Bishop of Rome, holding a book and St. Sebastian holding a book
Ministry of Culture
The historiated letter B, with Saint Michael fighting the dragon
Ministry of Culture
Christ calling André and Simon in an initial A
National Library of Romania
Biblia S. Novi Testamenti Cum Interpretatione S. Hieronymi Nominum Hebraicorum

Capitalband rupt.

E-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 3 : Biblia latina (Vulgata), Part 1: Genesis to Psalms

Latin Bible, designed as a pandect (i.e. in one volume), following the recension of Alcuin of York. Several copies of these Alcuin Bibles, manufactured in the scriptorium of St. Martin of Tours, have survived; with their finely graded hierarchy of scripts…

KB, National Library of the Netherlands
St. Michael holding a sword and scales
KB, National Library of the Netherlands
The Nativity: Mary lies in bed, St. Joseph holds the Christ-child
University of Edinburgh
Book of Hours

Call Number - 0001439; Shelf Mark - Ms 42

University of Edinburgh
Breviary, circa 1300

Call Number - 0003584; Shelf Mark - Ms 26

KB, National Library of the Netherlands
David playing the harp