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Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations (1575)
Collection: MED - Manuscript Illuminations (1575)
Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519) and 1 other
1963.256CCCC0
Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425)
Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French)
1964.40CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227CCCC0
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits
Hausbuch Master (German)
1952.465CCCC0
Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493–1517) and 1 other
2009.276CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Paris)
The Bedford Master (French, Paris, active c. 1405–30)
1951.120CCCC0
The Gotha Missal
Master of the Boqueteaux (French) and 1 other
1962.287CCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels
Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)
1924.430CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta
Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other
1951.394CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)
1953.24CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Metz)
France, Metz
1942.1514CCCC0
The Caporali Missal
Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420–1503) and 1 other
2006.154CCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1930.105CCCC0
The Exercise of Armes
Jacob de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565–1629)
2022.21CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St....
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Paris)
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1942.169CCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation
Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other
1950.374CCCC0
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross
Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century
2001.77CCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1953.366CCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of...
Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)
2001.78CCCC0
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:"  Initial D[omino]
Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century
1952.88CCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation
Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)
1924.431CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)
1924.1013CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew
Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)
2005.204CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised...
Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century
2011.56CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
2014.21CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.63CCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual
Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)
1949.536CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)
France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century
1926.244CCCC0
The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2003.172CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2011.57CCCC0
Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke
France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century
1968.190CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist
Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)
1950.1CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross
Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century
2006.14CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book
William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)
2011.53CCCC0
Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes...
Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)
1949.203CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht)
Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish) and 1 other
1998.124CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual
Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century
1933.446CCCC0
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist:  Single...
Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)
1959.128CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
1999.130CCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens]  from a Gradual: Madonna and Child
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1924.1012CCCC0
Gradual
Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)
1921.140CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity
Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other
2003.173CCCC0
Antiphonary
Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)
1930.661CCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition
Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)
1985.80CCCC0
Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah...
Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)
1924.428CCCC0
Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau
Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)
1949.535CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens...
France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century
1954.598CCCC0
Miniatures from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse
France, Lorraine, 13th century
1983.73CCCC0
Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity
Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)
1952.282CCCC0
Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine
Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)
1954.257CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity
England, London(?), 13th century
1924.427CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century
1949.205CCCC0
Miniature from a Speculum Historiale: Claudius Designates Nero as His...
Master of Jouvenel des Ursins (French, active 1447–60)
1987.4CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: The Crucifixion
Flanders, Liège, 14th century
2011.54CCCC0
The Trinity:  Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B
Perugino (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523)
1952.461CCCC0
Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?)
Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)
1953.22CCCC0
Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars
Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)
1954.796CCCC0
Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity
England, late 12th-early 13th Century
1924.429CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the...
England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century
1945.132CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
2011.58CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal with Two Historiated Initials: Initial P[er omnia...
France, Beauvais, late 13th-early 14th Century
1982.141CCCC0
Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon
Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)
1951.548CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity
Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)
1999.125CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a...
Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)
1999.133CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H
Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)
1999.134CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border...
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
2005.205CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Bartholomew
Flanders, Bruges (?), 15th century
2006.11CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint James the Greater
Master of the Gold Scrolls (Belgian)
2011.59CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: The Nativity
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)
2011.64CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso)
Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century
1951.447CCCC0
Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven)
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation
Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century
2014.24CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.62CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border...
North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2006.15CCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris...
Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)
1982.139.2CCCC0
Single Leaf with Scenes from the Last Supper
Simon Bening (Flemish, 1483–1561)
2002.52CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D
France, probably Soissons, 15th century
2005.203CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D
England, early 15th century
2006.10CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: A Fool Rebuked by God
Northern France or Flanders, St. Omer or Thèrouanne, 14th century
2011.55CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and...
Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20)
2014.22CCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140CCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris...
Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)
1982.139.1CCCC0
Initial "B" (eatus Vir) from a Choir Psalter
Master of the 'Vitae Imperatorum' (Italian)
2011.50CCCC0
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century
1933.448CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David
Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521)
1985.81CCCC0
Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden
Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523)
1927.161CCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal
Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century
1999.137CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519) and 1 other
1963.256ink, tempera, and gold on vellumCodex: 23.5 x 17.3 x 4.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425)
Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French)
1964.40ink, tempera, and gold on vellumCodex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227ink, tempera, and gold on vellumCodex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)Gift of the Feiss family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. FeissCCCC0
Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits
Hausbuch Master (German)
1952.465ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather bindingCodex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court
Italy, Genoa
1953.152ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccio's Des Cleres et nobles femmes:...
Maître François (French)
1924.1015tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 13 x 9.1 cm (5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome)
Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493–1517) and 1 other
2009.276112 printed folios on parchment, boundOverall: 16.7 x 10.5 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Paris)
The Bedford Master (French, Paris, active c. 1405–30)
1951.120ink, tempera, and gold on vellumCodex: 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Betrayal of Christ
Maître François (French)
2005.208ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 12.4 x 9.3 cm (4 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Gotha Missal
Master of the Boqueteaux (French) and 1 other
1962.287ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; blind-tooled leather bindingCodex: 28.3 x 20.6 x 4.8 cm (11 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels
Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)
1924.430tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 8.2 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment
Germany, Regensburg
1953.637ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 21.3 x 18.2 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi
Master of Thomas Hoo (French)
2011.60ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 20.2 x 14.4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds
France, Troyes?, 15th century
2011.61ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 20.1 x 13.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta
Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other
1951.394tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation
England
1952.230ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)
1953.24Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Metz)
France, Metz
1942.1514ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.)Bequest of Julia Morgan MarlattCCCC0
The Caporali Missal
Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420–1503) and 1 other
2006.154Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 400 foliosOverall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1930.105ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 38.6 x 36.5 cm (15 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.); Framed: 68.9 x 53 cm (27 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.); Matted: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised...
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
1999.128ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2001.76ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumOverall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Exercise of Armes
Jacob de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565–1629)
2022.21leather bound paper, 117 engraved platesPage: 27.5 x 19 cm (10 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of...
Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other
2001.80ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumOverall: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
1999.129ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St....
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumSheet: 34.6 x 23.4 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Paris)
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1942.169ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)Bequest of Julia Morgan MarlattCCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation
Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other
1950.374tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David
Italy, Florence, 15th century
1964.149ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 45.7 x 34.3 cm (18 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel
France, Paris
1959.272ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross
Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century
2001.77ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumOverall: 15.3 x 11.1 cm (6 x 4 3/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1953.366ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 17 x 12.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79ink, tempera, and gold on vellumFolio: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of...
Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)
2001.78ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul
South Flanders
2003.171ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2001.75ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:"  Initial D[omino]
Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century
1952.88ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco...
Benedetto Bordone (Italian)
2011.69ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 23.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation
Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)
1924.431ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 19.7 x 16.7 cm (7 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)
1924.1013ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 26.8 x 20.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso)
Bohemia
1949.204ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchmentSheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity
Bohemia, Prague, 15th century
1976.100ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 56.8 x 38.9 cm (22 3/8 x 15 5/16 in.); Framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost
Jean Poyet (French)
1924.426Tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 17.5 x 11.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Cutting from a Gradual: Initial I with Departure of Tobias
"Master of Noah's Ark" (Italian)
2011.68ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 17.8 x 17.4 cm (7 x 6 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew
Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)
2005.204ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised...
Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century
2011.56ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
2014.21ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumLeaf: 16 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Bifolio from a Gradual:  Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and...
Italy, Siena (?)
1950.391Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David...
Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other
2003.174ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.63ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
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Hausbuch Master (German)
1942.152.1.aink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather bindingCodex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual
Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)
1949.536ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16.7 x 16 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)
France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century
1926.244ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with...
Italy, Florence (?)
1952.107ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 28 x 24 cm (11 x 9 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2001.79ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2003.172ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2011.57ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumLeaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets
Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)
1953.280tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 15.1 x 9.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke
France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century
1968.190ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 17.3 x 16.1 cm (6 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist
Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)
1950.1Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus...
Italy, Arezzo(?)
1951.314ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 13.4 x 13.4 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS....
Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century
1953.642ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 57 x 39 cm (22 7/16 x 15 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and...
Italy, Naples
1954.145ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2...
Northeastern France or Flanders
1999.126ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text...
Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century
2006.12ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 13.9 x 10.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross
Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century
2006.14tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 18.7 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book
William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)
2011.53ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 18.5 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso)
Northeastern France, 15th century
2014.23ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape...
France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century
2006.13ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the...
Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)
1959.254ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 33.6 x 25.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.); Framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes...
Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)
1949.203ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 57.9 x 38.3 cm (22 13/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a  Portrait of St. Luke
Central Ethiopia, 15th century
1999.212ink and tempera on vellumSheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi
Italy, Siena, 13th century
1952.280ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 17 x 21 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and ...
Italy
1955.78Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55 x 33.5 cm (21 5/8 x 13 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2...
England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century
1999.122tempera and ink on vellumSheet: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised...
England, Glastonbury?, 13th century
2011.52tempera and ink on vellumLeaf: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2011.66ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht)
Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode (Netherlandish) and 1 other
1998.124ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; binding: brown Morocco over original wooden boardsOverall: 5.9 x 11.6 cm (2 5/16 x 4 9/16 in.)Gift of Milton B. Freudenheim in memory of his wife, Elizabeth Ege FreudenheimCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with...
Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century
1939.677ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 57.8 x 40.7 cm (22 3/4 x 16 in.); Framed: 72.5 x 55 x 4 cm (28 9/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.); Folio: 72.5 x 55 x 4 cm (28 9/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets...
Northeastern France, 15th century
1945.16ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 36.3 x 27.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual
Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century
1933.446gold and silver ink on purple parchmentSheet: 29 x 10 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Framed: 39.4 x 52.1 x 3.2 cm (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto) and Calendar...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2011.65ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends ...
Abbot Frowin (Swiss)
1955.74ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 27.3 x 19 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist:  Single...
Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)
1959.128ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden FundsCCCC0
Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary:  Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the...
Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century
1943.386ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 56 x 41 cm (22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
1999.130ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 12.6 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens]  from a Gradual: Madonna and Child
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1924.1012ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16 x 13 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Gradual
Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)
1921.140Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; wood bindingCodex: 51.1 x 35.6 x 8.9 cm (20 1/8 x 14 x 3 1/2 in.)General Income FundCCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction
Flanders, Bruges
1924.1014ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 27.3 x 20.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the...
France, Brittany(?), 15th century
1999.127ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity
Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other
2003.173ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 59.8 x 4.1 cm (23 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Floral Initial (recto); Text (verso)
Italy
2022.134Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumOverall: 50.7 x 35.4 cm (19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)Gift in memory of Robert M. Gotwald by his children, Karen Gotwald, Michael Gotwald, David Gotwald, and Robbie DuncanCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven
Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century
1928.652ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Antiphonary
Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)
1930.661ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentCodex: 55.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm (22 x 17 x 4 in.)Gift of the Right Reverend William A. LeonardCCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition
Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)
1985.80tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 15.4 x 10 cm (6 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with...
Northern Italy, 15th century
1999.132ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 52.1 x 34.9 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with...
Italy, Bologna
1953.641ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 56.5 x 41.9 cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel;...
Olivetan Master (Italian)
1999.131ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 59.3 x 42.7 cm (23 3/8 x 16 13/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah...
Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)
1924.428ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau
Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)
1949.535ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 18 x 16 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens...
France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century
1954.598ink and tempera on vellumSheet: 44.8 x 32 cm (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.); Framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniatures from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse
France, Lorraine, 13th century
1983.73ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 10.2 x 14.7 cm (4 x 5 13/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gradual and Sacramentary:  Initial A[d te...
Austria, Salzburg
1933.447ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 22 x 16.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity
Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)
1952.282ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 56 x 40 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus
France, Savoy(?), 15th century
1952.4tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pair of Graduals: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto) and Mass for the...
Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)
1927.425ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 77 x 52 cm (30 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Partial Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial I[n principio] with the...
Northeastern France, Cambrai, 13th century
1952.565ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 42 x 15.3 cm (16 9/16 x 6 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine
Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)
1954.257ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16.8 x 14.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Jonah Swallowed...
France, Paris
1959.271ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 26.7 x 40.3 cm (10 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity
England, London(?), 13th century
1924.427ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century
1949.205ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 22.9 x 15.9 cm (9 x 6 1/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity
France, Paris
1954.1ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 44.2 x 27.5 cm (17 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature from a Speculum Historiale: Claudius Designates Nero as His...
Master of Jouvenel des Ursins (French, active 1447–60)
1987.4ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 12.9 x 9.7 cm (5 1/16 x 3 13/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: The Crucifixion
Flanders, Liège, 14th century
2011.54ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 9.4 x 7.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Trinity:  Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B
Perugino (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523)
1952.461ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 78.7 x 53 cm (31 x 20 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?)
Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)
1953.22ink, tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 16 x 18 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea]...
Northeastern France, 13th century
1985.82ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 26.1 x 19.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars
Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)
1954.796ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 18.5 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Cutting from an Antiphonary:  Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of...
Germany, Meuse Valley, 12th century
1949.202ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 18 x 16 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity
England, late 12th-early 13th Century
1924.429ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 28.9 x 21.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a "Decretum" by Gratian: Initial C[anonici cuiusdam...
France, Avignon(?), 14th century
1926.245ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 34.3 x 19.7 cm (13 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the...
England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century
1945.132ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 18.9 x 13.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York:...
Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489)
2005.55tempera on vellumSheet: 15.2 x 11.2 cm (6 x 4 7/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
2011.58ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 14.1 x 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Missal with Two Historiated Initials: Initial P[er omnia...
France, Beauvais, late 13th-early 14th Century
1982.141ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 28.5 x 20 cm (11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto EgeCCCC0
Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon
Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)
1951.548ink, tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto) and Text ...
South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century
2014.25ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 62.5 x 41 cm (24 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Frontispiece Miniature from the Manuscript of a Poem by Guillaume Crétin...
Master of Francis I (French)
1991.157ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumSheet: 27.1 x 20.1 cm (10 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Initial I with Elimelech and Naomi: Leaf from a Latin Bible
Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)
1999.123ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity
Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)
1999.125ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 26.7 x 17.5 cm (10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a...
Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)
1999.133ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.7 x 12.5 cm (6 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H
Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)
1999.134ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.5 x 12.3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P with St. Paul Holding a Sword (St....
Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)
2001.74ink, tempera, and gold on vellumOverall: 14.6 x 12.1 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border...
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
2005.205ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 12.7 x 8.4 cm (5 x 3 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Bartholomew
Flanders, Bruges (?), 15th century
2006.11ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 12.5 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint James the Greater
Master of the Gold Scrolls (Belgian)
2011.59ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 14.9 x 11.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: The Nativity
Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)
2011.64ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 10.8 x 8.2 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Choir Psalter: Initial B with King David in Prayer
Maestro del Messale Barbo (Italian)
2011.70ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 54 x 37.5 cm (21 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
No image available
Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2022.101Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumOverall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)James Parmelee FundCCCC0
Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of...
Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)
1951.446ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (H) with The Nativity ...
Italy, Tuscany, 14th century
1953.285ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 53 x 38 cm (20 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso)
Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century
1951.447ink and tempera on parchmentSheet: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven)
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 13 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Peter of Poitier's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi" (pair)
England, Canterbury, 13th century
1973.5ink and tempera on a vellum roll of four membranesPart 1: 135 x 22.5 cm (53 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Expulsion of Adam and...
Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)
2003.170tempera on vellumDiameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation
Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century
2014.24ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 17.9 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.62ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border...
North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2006.15ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris...
Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)
1982.139.2tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 24.5 x 17.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto EgeCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and...
Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century
1999.136ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
No image available
Coëtivy Master (French)
2022.102Ink, tempera and gold on vellumOverall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)James Parmelee FundCCCC0
Cutting from a Missal: Initial O with Christ Performing an Exorcism
Matteo da Milano (Italian)
1999.135ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 7.7 x 6.7 cm (3 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf with Scenes from the Last Supper
Simon Bening (Flemish, 1483–1561)
2002.52tempera with liquid gold and silver on vellum, mounted on old wood boardOverall: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)Gift of Bruce Ferrini, Pamela Ferrini, associates, and friends in memory of Matthew FerriniCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D
France, probably Soissons, 15th century
2005.203ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 15.5 x 11.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial A and Initial A: Judith Beheading...
Leber Group (French)
2005.207ink and tempera on vellumEach leaf: 14.8 x 10.4 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D
England, early 15th century
2006.10ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 15.2 x 11.4 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: David in Prayer before an Altar and...
England, Oxford (?), 13th century
2006.8ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.9 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Sixth Day of Creation
Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)
2006.9tempera on vellumSheet: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf with Initial from a Latin Bible: Initial M: St. Paul with a Sword...
Vienna Moralized Bible Workshop (French)
2011.51ink, tempera and burnished gold on vellumLeaf: 21.9 x 14.3 cm (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: A Fool Rebuked by God
Northern France or Flanders, St. Omer or Thèrouanne, 14th century
2011.55ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 10.7 x 7.8 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and...
Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20)
2014.22ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 17 x 12.1 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Crucifixion: Miniature Excised from a Prayer Book
Flanders, Antwerp(?)
1932.135tempera on vellumSheet: 10 x 8.4 cm (3 15/16 x 3 5/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Cutting from an Antiphonary:  Initial G[loria tibi Trinitas]: The Trinity
Bohemia, Prague, early 15th Century
1949.537ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 13 x 11 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Gospel Book: The Symbol of St. Matthew (recto)...
Italy, Florence, 12th century
1950.373ink and tempera on vellumSheet: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens] with the Virgin Adored by Angels, and...
South Italy, 13th century
1951.313ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 47 x 34 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Initial A [ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys...
Italy, Siena, 13th century
1952.232ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 18 x 15.8 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellumSheet: 10.2 x 7.5 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris...
Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)
1982.139.1ink, tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 24.5 x 17.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto EgeCCCC0
Historiated Initial (E) Excised from the Colonna Missal: The Martyrdom...
Apollonio de' Bonfratelli (Italian)
1985.140ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumSheet: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Initial "B" (eatus Vir) from a Choir Psalter
Master of the 'Vitae Imperatorum' (Italian)
2011.50ink, tempera and gold leaf on vellumLeaf: 19.7 x 19.1 cm (7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr.CCCC0
Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Choral Book: St. Michael and the...
North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century
1924.1009ink and tempera on parchmentSheet: 16 x 10 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century
1933.448tempera, and gold on vellumFramed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); Overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature from a Compendium of Saints' Lives: Saint Catherine of...
Northeastern France, early 13th Century
1997.12tempera and gold on vellumOverall: 16 x 10.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Calendar Page with Labors (recto)...
Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2011.67ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaves from Gratian's Decretum: Table of Affinity and Table of...
Italy, probably Naples, 13th century
1929.435tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 28.9 x 21.2 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Initial M with Saint Dominic Preaching and...
Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)
1985.60ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 51 x 37.7 cm (20 1/16 x 14 13/16 in.)Delia E. Holden FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David
Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521)
1985.81ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 27.5 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden
Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523)
1927.161tempera on vellumSheet: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
No image available
England, Oxford(?), 13th century
1999.124ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.9 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil ...
Coëtivy Master (French)
2005.206ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal
Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century
1999.137ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.6 x 9 cm (6 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0