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Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1950.154CCCC0

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330–35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1943.658CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475–85

Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other

1951.394CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1945.169CCCC0

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057–1063

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.1512CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1956.10CCCC0

Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised..., c. 1420–1430

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other

1999.128CCCC0

The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other

2001.76CCCC0

The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of..., c. 1530–1535

Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other

2001.80CCCC0

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057–1063

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.1511CCCC0

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), c. 1470

Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)

1952.227CCCC0

Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.152CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David, c. 1450

Italy, Florence, 15th century

1964.149CCCC0

Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1430

Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century

2001.77CCCC0

Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment, c. 1415

Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)

1953.366CCCC0

Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and..., c. 1415

Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)

1955.79CCCC0

Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court, c. 1330

Italy, Genoa

1953.152CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of..., c. 1460–70

Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)

2001.78CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory..., c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

2001.79CCCC0

Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccio's Des Cleres et nobles femmes:..., c. 1470

Maître François (French)

1924.1015CCCC0

Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485

Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

1944.490CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape..., c. 1500–1510

France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century

2006.13CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised..., early 1300s

Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century

2011.56CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto) and Calendar..., c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

2011.65CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and..., c. 1415

Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)

2014.21CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480

Central Ethiopia, 15th century

1999.212CCCC0

Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David..., c. 1530–35

Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other

2003.174CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465

Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)

2011.63CCCC0

Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels, c. 1332

Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)

1924.430CCCC0

Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment, c. 1330

Germany, Regensburg

1953.637CCCC0

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435

France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century

1926.244CCCC0

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text..., c. 1460–1500

Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century

2006.12CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross, c. 1510–1520

Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century

2006.14CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1430

Northeastern France, 15th century

2014.23CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325–50

England

1952.230CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s

Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)

1953.24CCCC0

Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371–77

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)

1930.105CCCC0

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s

Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1944.494CCCC0

Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other

1999.129CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St...., c. 1190

Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century

1933.445CCCC0

Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation, c. 1365–75

Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other

1950.374CCCC0

Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290

France, Paris, 13th century

1959.272CCCC0

Meta-Discourse on the Teachings from the Treasury (Abidharmakosha-Bhashya), 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1916.1060CCCC0

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved..., 1540–70

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1947.500CCCC0

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315

Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century

1945.383CCCC0

Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325

South Flanders

2003.171CCCC0

The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other

2001.75CCCC0

Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1520–40

Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other

1988.96CCCC0

Manuscript of the Five Protections (Pancharaksha), Thursday, August 2, 1117 (Year 39 of Ramapala, reign 1078/79–at least 1130)

Eastern India, Bihar or Bengal, possibly Sattar

16.2014©

Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino], c.1030

Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century

1952.88CCCC0

Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)

2005.145CCCC0

Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco..., c. 1523–1524

Benedetto Bordone (Italian)

2011.69CCCC0

Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation, 1430–1438

Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)

1924.431CCCC0

Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1330–40

Bohemia

1949.204CCCC0

Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity, early 1400s

Bohemia, Prague, 15th century

1976.100CCCC0

Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost, c. 1500

Jean Poyet (French)

1924.426CCCC0

Cutting from a Gradual: Initial I with Departure of Tobias, c. 1390

"Master of Noah's Ark" (Italian)

2011.68CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew, c. 1415–20

Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)

2005.204CCCC0

Bifolio from a Gradual: Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and..., c. 1300

Italy, Siena (?)

1950.391CCCC0

Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590–1600

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century

1960.199CCCC0

Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual, 1409–10

Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)

1949.536CCCC0

Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with..., c. 1300–1340

Italy, Florence (?)

1952.107CCCC0

Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600

Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)

1988.101CCCC0

The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other

2003.172CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other

2011.57CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets, c. 1485

Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)

1953.280CCCC0

Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke, c. 1100

France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century

1968.190CCCC0

Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s

Seljuk Iran

1939.507CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s

Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)

1950.1CCCC0

Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus..., c. 1300–1350

Italy, Arezzo(?)

1951.314CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS...., 1475

Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century

1953.642CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and..., mid-1300s

Italy, Naples

1954.145CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2..., c. 1300–1330

Northeastern France or Flanders

1999.126CCCC0

Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book, c. 1230–40

William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)

2011.53CCCC0

Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the..., c. 1440–1450

Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)

1959.254CCCC0

Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes..., c. 1330

Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)

1949.203CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1390

Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)

1924.1013CCCC0

Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1200–1240

Italy, Siena, 13th century

1952.280CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and ..., c. 1270–1300

Italy

1955.78CCCC0

Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text..., c. 1560–80

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

2006.146CCCC0

Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2..., c. 1225–50

England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century

1999.122CCCC0

Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised..., c. 1225–1250

England, Glastonbury?, 13th century

2011.52CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with..., c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

2011.66CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with..., c. 1330–1350

Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century

1939.677CCCC0

Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets..., c. 1470

Northeastern France, 15th century

1945.16CCCC0

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830–60

Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century

1933.446CCCC0

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555–65

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1944.487CCCC0

Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556–65

Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1947.501CCCC0

Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist: Single..., c. 1310–20

Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)

1959.128CCCC0

Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the..., c. 1425–1450

Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century

1943.386CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment, 1430s

Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other

1999.130CCCC0

Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child, c. 1370–1374

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)

1924.1012CCCC0

Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends ..., c. 1143–1178

Abbot Frowin (Swiss)

1955.74CCCC0

Gradual, c. 1520

Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)

1921.140CCCC0

Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text, 1800s

Myanmar (Burma)

1945.172CCCC0

Buddhist Manuscript, c. 1700

Sri Lanka

1949.227CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s

North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century

1993.39CCCC0

Pair of Graduals: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto) and Mass for the..., c. 1480

Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)

1927.425CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the..., c. 1410–1420

France, Brittany(?), 15th century

1999.127CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500

Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other

2003.173CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven, c. 1425–1450

Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century

1928.652CCCC0

Antiphonary, c. 1470–1480

Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)

1930.661CCCC0

The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration..., 1341

Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century

1944.479CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with..., c. 1420–1450

Northern Italy, 15th century

1999.132CCCC0

Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction, c. 1385–1390

Flanders, Bruges, 14th century

1924.1014CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with..., c. 1408

Italy, Bologna, 15th century

1953.641CCCC0

The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1931.452CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel;..., c. 1439–1447

Olivetan Master (Italian)

1999.131CCCC0

Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau, c. 1460–70

Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)

1949.535CCCC0

Miniatures from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse, c. 1295

France, Lorraine, 13th century

1983.73CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens..., c. 1160–1165

France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century

1954.598CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Gradual and Sacramentary: Initial A[d te..., c. 1000–1010

Austria, Salzburg, early 11th Century

1933.447CCCC0

Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity, 1471

Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)

1952.282CCCC0

Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330–35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1959.330CCCC0

Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, mid-1400s

France, Savoy(?), 15th century

1952.4CCCC0

A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh, 1500s

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

2021.237CCCC0

Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah..., c. 1300

Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)

1924.428CCCC0

Partial Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial I[n principio] with the..., c. 1260–1270

Northeastern France, Cambrai, 13th century

1952.565CCCC0

Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine, c. 1420

Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)

1954.257CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Jonah Swallowed..., c. 1290

France, Paris, 13th century

1959.271CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1480

Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century

1949.205CCCC0

Leaf from a Qur'an (recto), 1300s

Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)

2013.102.aCCCC0

Leaf from a Qur'an (verso), 1300s

Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)

2013.102.bCCCC0

Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–1652

Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)

1971.84CCCC0

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);..., c. 1341

Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

1945.385CCCC0

Miniature from a Speculum Historiale: Claudius Designates Nero as His..., 1447–60

Master of Jouvenel des Ursins (French, active 1447–60)

1987.4CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter: The Crucifixion, c. 1300–1330

Flanders, Liège, 14th century

2011.54CCCC0

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270

England, London(?), 13th century

1924.427CCCC0

The Trinity: Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B, c. 1496–1502

Perugino (Italian, c1450/55–1523)

1952.461CCCC0

Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?), c. 1470–1480

Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)

1953.22CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea]..., c. 1270–1290

Northeastern France, 13th century

1985.82CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)

1924.746CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1200s-1300s

Southern Spain

1933.440CCCC0

Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars, c. 1360–70

Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)

1954.796CCCC0

Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition, c. 1240–1250

Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)

1985.80CCCC0

Demon in chains, c. 1453

Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)

1982.63CCCC0

Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of..., c. 1115–1125

Germany, Meuse Valley, 12th century

1949.202CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a "Decretum" by Gratian: Initial C[anonici cuiusdam..., c. 1300–1310

France, Avignon(?), 14th century

1926.245CCCC0

Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240

Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century

1933.448CCCC0

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the..., c. 1235

England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century

1945.132CCCC0

Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity, c. 1280

France, Paris, 13th century

1954.1CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York:..., c. 1467–70

Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489)

2005.55CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion, 1430s

Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other

2011.58CCCC0

Leaf from a Missal with Two Historiated Initials: Initial P[er omnia..., c. 1300

France, Beauvais, late 13th-early 14th Century

1982.141CCCC0

Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470–1480

Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)

1951.548CCCC0

Single Leaf from a "Biblia Pauperum": Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto)..., c. 1410

Germany, Bavaria

1958.255CCCC0

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560–90

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1962.24CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto) and Text ..., c. 1480

South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century

2014.25CCCC0

Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity, c. 1200

England, late 12th-early 13th Century

1924.429CCCC0

Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven), c. 1260

Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century

1953.145CCCC0

Peter of Poitier's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi" (pair), c. 1220

England, Canterbury, 13th century

1973.5CCCC0

Frontispiece Miniature from the Manuscript of a Poem by Guillaume Crétin..., c. 1537–1540

Master of Francis I (French)

1991.157CCCC0

Initial I with Elimelech and Naomi: Leaf from a Latin Bible, c. 1250

Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)

1999.123CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity, c.1310

Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)

1999.125CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a..., c. 1475

Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)

1999.133CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H, c. 1470–1480

Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)

1999.134CCCC0

Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P with St. Paul Holding a Sword (St...., c. 1250

Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)

2001.74CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border..., 1430s

Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other

2005.205CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Bartholomew, c. 1440–1460

Flanders, Bruges (?), 15th century

2006.11CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint James the Greater, c. 1440–1450

Master of the Gold Scrolls (Belgian)

2011.59CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: The Nativity, c. 1480

Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)

2011.64CCCC0

Leaf from a Choir Psalter: Initial B with King David in Prayer, c. 1460–1470

Maestro del Messale Barbo (Italian)

2011.70CCCC0

Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600–1650

Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1947.497CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border..., c. 1524

North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2006.15CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto) and Putto..., c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2022.101CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto), c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2022.101.aCCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Putto Picking Strawberries (verso), c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2022.101.bCCCC0

Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of..., c. 1370–1372

Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)

1951.446CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (H) with The Nativity ..., early 1300s

Italy, Tuscany, 14th century

1953.285CCCC0

Leaves from a Book of Hours, c. 1470–1480

Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)

1954.140CCCC0

Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300

Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)

1945.382CCCC0

Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600–1650

Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)

1947.499CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso), early 1200s

Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century

1951.447CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and..., c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century

1999.136CCCC0

Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Expulsion of Adam and..., early 1300s

Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)

2003.170CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation, 1470s

Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century

2014.24CCCC0

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1945.384CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465

Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)

2011.62CCCC0

Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224

Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)

1977.91CCCC0

Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ..., c. 1482

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1962.25CCCC0

Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris..., c. 1331

Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)

1982.139.1CCCC0

Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris..., c. 1331

Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)

1982.139.2CCCC0

Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Initial M with Saint Dominic Preaching and..., c. 1320–1340

Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)

1985.60CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto);..., c. 1460

Coëtivy Master (French)

2022.102CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto), c. 1460

Coëtivy Master (French)

2022.102.aCCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead with Psalm 5 (verso), c. 1460

Coëtivy Master (French)

2022.102.bCCCC0

Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., 1500s

Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1915.597CCCC0

Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)

1917.1078CCCC0

Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto):..., c. 1400–1410

Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century

1944.486.aCCCC0

Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso), c. 1550–1600 (recto); c. 1450–1500 (verso)

Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)

1947.496CCCC0

Cutting from a Missal: Initial O with Christ Performing an Exorcism, c. 1520

Matteo da Milano (Italian)

1999.135CCCC0

Three Cuttings from a Missal, c. 1470–1500

Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century

1999.137CCCC0

Single Leaf with Scenes from the Last Supper, c.1525–1530

Simon Bening (Flemish, 1483–1561)

2002.52CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400

France, probably Soissons, 15th century

2005.203CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil ..., c. 1460

Coëtivy Master (French)

2005.206CCCC0

Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial A and Initial A: Judith Beheading..., c. 1230–1240

Leber Group (French)

2005.207CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1470–1485

Maître François (French)

2005.208CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400

England, early 15th century

2006.10CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: David in Prayer before an Altar and..., c. 1270–1280

England, Oxford (?), 13th century

2006.8CCCC0

Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Sixth Day of Creation, early 1300s

Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)

2006.9CCCC0

Leaf with Initial from a Latin Bible: Initial M: St. Paul with a Sword..., c. 1220

Vienna Moralized Bible Workshop (French)

2011.51CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: A Fool Rebuked by God, c. 1300–1320

Northern France or Flanders, St. Omer or Thèrouanne, 14th century

2011.55CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440–50

Master of Thomas Hoo (French)

2011.60CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1460

France, Troyes?, 15th century

2011.61CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Calendar Page with Labors (recto)..., c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2011.67CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and..., c. 1410–20

Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20)

2014.22CCCC0

Leaves from Gratian's Decretum: Table of Affinity and Table of..., c. 1270–1300

Italy, probably Naples, 13th century

1929.435CCCC0

The Crucifixion: Miniature Excised from a Prayer Book, c. 1540–1550

Flanders, Antwerp(?)

1932.135CCCC0

Tughra: Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan..., 1648–1687

Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87)

1944.525CCCC0

Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial G[loria tibi Trinitas]: The Trinity, c. 1410

Bohemia, Prague, early 15th Century

1949.537CCCC0

Miniature Excised from a Gospel Book: The Symbol of St. Matthew (recto)..., c. 1125–1150

Italy, Florence, 12th century

1950.373CCCC0

Initial S[alve sancta parens] with the Virgin Adored by Angels, and..., c. 1270

South Italy, 13th century

1951.313CCCC0

Initial A [ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys..., c. 1280–1300

Italy, Siena, 13th century

1952.232CCCC0

Historiated Initial (E) Excised from the Colonna Missal: The Martyrdom..., c. 1532

Apollonio de' Bonfratelli (Italian)

1985.140CCCC0

Manuscript of the Jambudvipa-prajnapti-sutra (Description of Jambudvipa), 1513

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore

25.2014©

Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Choral Book: St. Michael and the..., early 1200s

North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century

1924.1009CCCC0

Miniature from a Compendium of Saints' Lives: Saint Catherine of..., c. 1200–1210

Northeastern France, early 13th Century

1997.12CCCC0

Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550

Sultan Ali Mashhadi (Iranian, c. 1440–1520)

2006.147CCCC0

Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550

Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) and 1 other

2006.148CCCC0

Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target (recto) and Persian..., late 1400s

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

1942.871CCCC0

Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2CCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.aCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.bCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.cCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.dCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.eCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.fCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.gCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.hCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.iCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.jCCCC0

Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s

Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

1969.130.2.kCCCC0

Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,..., late 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)

1971.305CCCC0

Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509–50

Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)

1983.1115CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David, c. 1500

Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521)

1985.81CCCC0

Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra, 1513

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore

26.2014©

Leaf from a Psalter: Initial C: David Seated with a Book (1 of 2 Excised..., c. 1270–1280

England, Oxford(?), 13th century

1999.124CCCC0

Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden, 1490–1500

Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523)

1927.161CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1950.154	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 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 Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330–35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1943.658	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475–85	Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other	1951.394	tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1945.169	opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Recto Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Verso image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057–1063	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.1512	tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 28.8 x 24.3 cm (11 5/16 x 9 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.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1956.10	opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Recto Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised..., c. 1420–1430	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other	1999.128	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other	2001.76	ink, tempera, silver and gold on vellum	Overall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of..., c. 1530–1535	Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other	2001.80	ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057–1063	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.1511	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), c. 1470	Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)	1952.227	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Codex: 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. Feiss	CCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.152	ink, tempera, gold and vellum; leather binding	Sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David, c. 1450	Italy, Florence, 15th century	1964.149	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 45.7 x 34.3 cm (18 x 13 1/2 in.)	Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1430	Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century	2001.77	ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Overall: 15.3 x 11.1 cm (6 x 4 3/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment, c. 1415	Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)	1953.366	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 17 x 12.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and..., c. 1415	Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)	1955.79	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Folio: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court, c. 1330	Italy, Genoa	1953.152	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of..., c. 1460–70	Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)	2001.78	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory..., c. 1510	France, Rouen, 16th century	2001.79	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccio's Des Cleres et nobles femmes:..., c. 1470	Maître François (French)	1924.1015	tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 13 x 9.1 cm (5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485	Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape..., c. 1500–1510	France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century	2006.13	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised..., early 1300s	Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century	2011.56	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto) and Calendar..., c. 1510	France, Rouen, 16th century	2011.65	ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and..., c. 1415	Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)	2014.21	ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 16 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480	Central Ethiopia, 15th century	1999.212	ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David..., c. 1530–35	Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other	2003.174	ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465	Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)	2011.63	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels, c. 1332	Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)	1924.430	tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 8.2 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment, c. 1330	Germany, Regensburg	1953.637	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 21.3 x 18.2 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435	France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century	1926.244	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text..., c. 1460–1500	Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century	2006.12	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 13.9 x 10.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross, c. 1510–1520	Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century	2006.14	tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 18.7 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1430	Northeastern France, 15th century	2014.23	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325–50	England	1952.230	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s	Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)	1953.24	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371–77	Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)	1930.105	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s	Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1944.494	ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other	1999.129	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St...., c. 1190	Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century	1933.445	ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation, c. 1365–75	Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other	1950.374	tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290	France, Paris, 13th century	1959.272	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.)	The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund	CCCC0
Meta-Discourse on the Teachings from the Treasury (Abidharmakosha-Bhashya), 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1916.1060	handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper	Overall: 26.4 x 670.6 cm (10 3/8 x 264 in.)	Worcester R. Warner Collection	CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved..., 1540–70	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1947.500	opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided	Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century	1945.383	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325	South Flanders	2003.171	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other	2001.75	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1520–40	Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other	1988.96	opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Manuscript of the Five Protections (Pancharaksha), Thursday, August 2, 1117 (Year 39 of Ramapala, reign 1078/79–at least 1130)	Eastern India, Bihar or Bengal, possibly Sattar	16.2014	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on 89 palm leaves	Overall: 5.7 x 54.6 cm (2 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)	On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	©
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino], c.1030	Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century	1952.88	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4	Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)	2005.145	24 full size illustrations with 160 folios of text; gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper		John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco..., c. 1523–1524	Benedetto Bordone (Italian)	2011.69	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 23.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation, 1430–1438	Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)	1924.431	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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. Wade	CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1330–40	Bohemia	1949.204	ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment	Sheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity, early 1400s	Bohemia, Prague, 15th century	1976.100	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost, c. 1500	Jean Poyet (French)	1924.426	Tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 17.5 x 11.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Cutting from a Gradual: Initial I with Departure of Tobias, c. 1390	"Master of Noah's Ark" (Italian)	2011.68	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 17.8 x 17.4 cm (7 x 6 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew, c. 1415–20	Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)	2005.204	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Bifolio from a Gradual: Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and..., c. 1300	Italy, Siena (?)	1950.391	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590–1600	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1960.199	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Gift of John C. Heege	CCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual, 1409–10	Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)	1949.536	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with..., c. 1300–1340	Italy, Florence (?)	1952.107	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 28 x 24 cm (11 x 9 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600	Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)	1988.101	opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other	2003.172	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other	2011.57	ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets, c. 1485	Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)	1953.280	tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 15.1 x 9.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke, c. 1100	France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century	1968.190	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s	Seljuk Iran	1939.507	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s	Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)	1950.1	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus..., c. 1300–1350	Italy, Arezzo(?)	1951.314	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 13.4 x 13.4 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS...., 1475	Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century	1953.642	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 57 x 39 cm (22 7/16 x 15 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and..., mid-1300s	Italy, Naples	1954.145	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2..., c. 1300–1330	Northeastern France or Flanders	1999.126	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book, c. 1230–40	William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)	2011.53	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 18.5 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the..., c. 1440–1450	Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)	1959.254	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes..., c. 1330	Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)	1949.203	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1390	Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)	1924.1013	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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. Wade	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1200–1240	Italy, Siena, 13th century	1952.280	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 17 x 21 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and ..., c. 1270–1300	Italy	1955.78	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55 x 33.5 cm (21 5/8 x 13 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text..., c. 1560–80	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	2006.146	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2..., c. 1225–50	England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century	1999.122	tempera and ink on vellum	Sheet: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised..., c. 1225–1250	England, Glastonbury?, 13th century	2011.52	tempera and ink on vellum	Leaf: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with..., c. 1510	France, Rouen, 16th century	2011.66	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with..., c. 1330–1350	Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century	1939.677	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets..., c. 1470	Northeastern France, 15th century	1945.16	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 36.3 x 27.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830–60	Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century	1933.446	gold and silver ink on purple parchment	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555–65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1944.487	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556–65	Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1947.501	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist: Single..., c. 1310–20	Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)	1959.128	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)	Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds	CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the..., c. 1425–1450	Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century	1943.386	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 56 x 41 cm (22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment, 1430s	Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other	1999.130	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 12.6 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child, c. 1370–1374	Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)	1924.1012	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16 x 13 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends ..., c. 1143–1178	Abbot Frowin (Swiss)	1955.74	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Gradual, c. 1520	Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)	1921.140	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; wood binding	Codex: 51.1 x 35.6 x 8.9 cm (20 1/8 x 14 x 3 1/2 in.)	General Income Fund	CCCC0
Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text, 1800s	Myanmar (Burma)	1945.172	Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth	Covers: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Buddhist Manuscript, c. 1700	Sri Lanka	1949.227	Covers: Gum tempera on wood; pages: charcoal on palm leaves	Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)	Educational Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s	North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century	1993.39	gold, ink and colors on parchment	Sheet: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)	The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Graduals: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto) and Mass for the..., c. 1480	Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)	1927.425	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 77 x 52 cm (30 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the..., c. 1410–1420	France, Brittany(?), 15th century	1999.127	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500	Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other	2003.173	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 59.8 x 4.1 cm (23 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven, c. 1425–1450	Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century	1928.652	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Antiphonary, c. 1470–1480	Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)	1930.661	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Codex: 55.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm (22 x 17 x 4 in.)	Gift of the Right Reverend William A. Leonard	CCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration..., 1341	Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century	1944.479	opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with..., c. 1420–1450	Northern Italy, 15th century	1999.132	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 52.1 x 34.9 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction, c. 1385–1390	Flanders, Bruges, 14th century	1924.1014	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 27.3 x 20.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with..., c. 1408	Italy, Bologna, 15th century	1953.641	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 56.5 x 41.9 cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1931.452	ink and opaque watercolor on paper		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel;..., c. 1439–1447	Olivetan Master (Italian)	1999.131	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 59.3 x 42.7 cm (23 3/8 x 16 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau, c. 1460–70	Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)	1949.535	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 18 x 16 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Miniatures from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse, c. 1295	France, Lorraine, 13th century	1983.73	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens..., c. 1160–1165	France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century	1954.598	ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gradual and Sacramentary: Initial A[d te..., c. 1000–1010	Austria, Salzburg, early 11th Century	1933.447	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 22 x 16.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity, 1471	Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)	1952.282	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 56 x 40 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330–35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1959.330	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, mid-1400s	France, Savoy(?), 15th century	1952.4	tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh, 1500s	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	2021.237	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Gift of Lori H. Luciano in memory of her parents, Nicholas H. and Rhea A. Luciano	CCCC0
Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah..., c. 1300	Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)	1924.428	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Partial Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial I[n principio] with the..., c. 1260–1270	Northeastern France, Cambrai, 13th century	1952.565	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 42 x 15.3 cm (16 9/16 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine, c. 1420	Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)	1954.257	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16.8 x 14.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Jonah Swallowed..., c. 1290	France, Paris, 13th century	1959.271	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 26.7 x 40.3 cm (10 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)	The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1480	Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century	1949.205	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 22.9 x 15.9 cm (9 x 6 1/4 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an (recto), 1300s	Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)	2013.102.a	ink, gold, color on pink paper	Sheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.)	Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson	CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an (verso), 1300s	Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)	2013.102.b	ink, gold, color on pink paper	Sheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.)	Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson	CCCC0
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–1652	Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)	1971.84	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);..., c. 1341	Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)	1945.385	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Speculum Historiale: Claudius Designates Nero as His..., 1447–60	Master of Jouvenel des Ursins (French, active 1447–60)	1987.4	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: The Crucifixion, c. 1300–1330	Flanders, Liège, 14th century	2011.54	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 9.4 x 7.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270	England, London(?), 13th century	1924.427	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
The Trinity: Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B, c. 1496–1502	Perugino (Italian, c1450/55–1523)	1952.461	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 78.7 x 53 cm (31 x 20 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?), c. 1470–1480	Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)	1953.22	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16 x 18 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea]..., c. 1270–1290	Northeastern France, 13th century	1985.82	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 26.1 x 19.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)	1924.746	ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1200s-1300s	Southern Spain	1933.440	ink, gold, and color on parchment	Sheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars, c. 1360–70	Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)	1954.796	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 18.5 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition, c. 1240–1250	Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)	1985.80	tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Demon in chains, c. 1453	Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)	1982.63	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 25.7 x 34.4 cm (10 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 x 35.2 cm (10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of..., c. 1115–1125	Germany, Meuse Valley, 12th century	1949.202	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 18 x 16 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a "Decretum" by Gratian: Initial C[anonici cuiusdam..., c. 1300–1310	France, Avignon(?), 14th century	1926.245	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 34.3 x 19.7 cm (13 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240	Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century	1933.448	tempera, and gold on vellum	Framed: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the..., c. 1235	England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century	1945.132	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 18.9 x 13.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity, c. 1280	France, Paris, 13th century	1954.1	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 44.2 x 27.5 cm (17 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York:..., c. 1467–70	Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489)	2005.55	tempera on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion, 1430s	Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other	2011.58	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 14.1 x 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal with Two Historiated Initials: Initial P[er omnia..., c. 1300	France, Beauvais, late 13th-early 14th Century	1982.141	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 28.5 x 20 cm (11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto Ege	CCCC0
Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470–1480	Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)	1951.548	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a "Biblia Pauperum": Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto)..., c. 1410	Germany, Bavaria	1958.255	ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 19.8 x 14.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)	Gift in honor of William M. Milliken from members of his staff, 1919-1958	CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560–90	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1962.24	opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto) and Text ..., c. 1480	South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century	2014.25	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 62.5 x 41 cm (24 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity, c. 1200	England, late 12th-early 13th Century	1924.429	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 28.9 x 21.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven), c. 1260	Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century	1953.145	tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 13 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Peter of Poitier's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi" (pair), c. 1220	England, Canterbury, 13th century	1973.5	ink and tempera on a vellum roll of four membranes	Part 1: 135 x 22.5 cm (53 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Frontispiece Miniature from the Manuscript of a Poem by Guillaume Crétin..., c. 1537–1540	Master of Francis I (French)	1991.157	ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Sheet: 27.1 x 20.1 cm (10 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Initial I with Elimelech and Naomi: Leaf from a Latin Bible, c. 1250	Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)	1999.123	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity, c.1310	Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)	1999.125	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 26.7 x 17.5 cm (10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a..., c. 1475	Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)	1999.133	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.7 x 12.5 cm (6 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H, c. 1470–1480	Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)	1999.134	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.5 x 12.3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P with St. Paul Holding a Sword (St...., c. 1250	Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)	2001.74	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Overall: 14.6 x 12.1 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border..., 1430s	Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other	2005.205	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 12.7 x 8.4 cm (5 x 3 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Bartholomew, c. 1440–1460	Flanders, Bruges (?), 15th century	2006.11	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 12.5 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint James the Greater, c. 1440–1450	Master of the Gold Scrolls (Belgian)	2011.59	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 14.9 x 11.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: The Nativity, c. 1480	Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)	2011.64	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 10.8 x 8.2 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Choir Psalter: Initial B with King David in Prayer, c. 1460–1470	Maestro del Messale Barbo (Italian)	2011.70	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 54 x 37.5 cm (21 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600–1650	Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1947.497	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border..., c. 1524	North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2006.15	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto) and Putto..., c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2022.101	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto), c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2022.101.a	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Putto Picking Strawberries (verso), c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2022.101.b	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of..., c. 1370–1372	Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)	1951.446	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (H) with The Nativity ..., early 1300s	Italy, Tuscany, 14th century	1953.285	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 53 x 38 cm (20 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours, c. 1470–1480	Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)	1954.140	tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum	Sheet: 10.2 x 7.5 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300	Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)	1945.382	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); Overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); Text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600–1650	Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)	1947.499	ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 33.5 x 21.9 cm (13 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.); Image: 15 x 9.6 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso), early 1200s	Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century	1951.447	ink and tempera on parchment	Sheet: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and..., c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century	1999.136	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Expulsion of Adam and..., early 1300s	Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)	2003.170	tempera on vellum	Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation, 1470s	Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century	2014.24	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 17.9 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1945.384	ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465	Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)	2011.62	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, 1224	Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)	1977.91	ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper	Sheet: 33.1 x 24.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ..., c. 1482	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1962.25	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris..., c. 1331	Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)	1982.139.1	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Ege	CCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris..., c. 1331	Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)	1982.139.2	tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 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 Ege	CCCC0
Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Initial M with Saint Dominic Preaching and..., c. 1320–1340	Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)	1985.60	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 51 x 37.7 cm (20 1/16 x 14 13/16 in.)	Delia E. Holden Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto);..., c. 1460	Coëtivy Master (French)	2022.102	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto), c. 1460	Coëtivy Master (French)	2022.102.a	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead with Psalm 5 (verso), c. 1460	Coëtivy Master (French)	2022.102.b	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940..., 1500s	Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1915.597	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Sheet: 32.5 x 21.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Image: 17.4 x 11 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape, c. 1575	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)	1917.1078	opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto):..., c. 1400–1410	Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century	1944.486.a	opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Image: 18.7 x 12.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 in.); Overall: 23.2 x 15.5 cm (9 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso), c. 1550–1600 (recto); c. 1450–1500 (verso)	Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)	1947.496	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Verso image: 11.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Recto Image: 12.2 x 5.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Cutting from a Missal: Initial O with Christ Performing an Exorcism, c. 1520	Matteo da Milano (Italian)	1999.135	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 7.7 x 6.7 cm (3 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal, c. 1470–1500	Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century	1999.137	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.6 x 9 cm (6 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf with Scenes from the Last Supper, c.1525–1530	Simon Bening (Flemish, 1483–1561)	2002.52	tempera with liquid gold and silver on vellum, mounted on old wood board	Overall: 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 Ferrini	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400	France, probably Soissons, 15th century	2005.203	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 15.5 x 11.5 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead: Angel Chasing a Devil ..., c. 1460	Coëtivy Master (French)	2005.206	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 19.7 x 14.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial A and Initial A: Judith Beheading..., c. 1230–1240	Leber Group (French)	2005.207	ink and tempera on vellum	Each leaf: 14.8 x 10.4 cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1470–1485	Maître François (French)	2005.208	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 12.4 x 9.3 cm (4 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D, c. 1400	England, early 15th century	2006.10	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 15.2 x 11.4 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: David in Prayer before an Altar and..., c. 1270–1280	England, Oxford (?), 13th century	2006.8	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.9 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Sixth Day of Creation, early 1300s	Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)	2006.9	tempera on vellum	Sheet: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf with Initial from a Latin Bible: Initial M: St. Paul with a Sword..., c. 1220	Vienna Moralized Bible Workshop (French)	2011.51	ink, tempera and burnished gold on vellum	Leaf: 21.9 x 14.3 cm (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial D: A Fool Rebuked by God, c. 1300–1320	Northern France or Flanders, St. Omer or Thèrouanne, 14th century	2011.55	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 10.7 x 7.8 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1440–50	Master of Thomas Hoo (French)	2011.60	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 20.2 x 14.4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1460	France, Troyes?, 15th century	2011.61	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 20.1 x 13.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Calendar Page with Labors (recto)..., c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2011.67	ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and..., c. 1410–20	Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20)	2014.22	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 17 x 12.1 cm (6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaves from Gratian's Decretum: Table of Affinity and Table of..., c. 1270–1300	Italy, probably Naples, 13th century	1929.435	tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 28.9 x 21.2 cm (11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Crucifixion: Miniature Excised from a Prayer Book, c. 1540–1550	Flanders, Antwerp(?)	1932.135	tempera on vellum	Sheet: 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 Collection	CCCC0
Tughra: Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan..., 1648–1687	Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87)	1944.525	opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper	Overall: 24.5 x 45.6 cm (9 5/8 x 17 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial G[loria tibi Trinitas]: The Trinity, c. 1410	Bohemia, Prague, early 15th Century	1949.537	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 13 x 11 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Gospel Book: The Symbol of St. Matthew (recto)..., c. 1125–1150	Italy, Florence, 12th century	1950.373	ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens] with the Virgin Adored by Angels, and..., c. 1270	South Italy, 13th century	1951.313	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 47 x 34 cm (18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial A [ngelus Domini descendit] from an Antiphonary: The Three Marys..., c. 1280–1300	Italy, Siena, 13th century	1952.232	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 18 x 15.8 cm (7 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (E) Excised from the Colonna Missal: The Martyrdom..., c. 1532	Apollonio de' Bonfratelli (Italian)	1985.140	ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Sheet: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Manuscript of the Jambudvipa-prajnapti-sutra (Description of Jambudvipa), 1513	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore	25.2014	Gum tempera and gold on paper	Overall: 12.3 x 30.6 cm (4 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)	On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	©
Historiated Initial (P) Excised from a Choral Book: St. Michael and the..., early 1200s	North Italy, Lombardy, 13th century	1924.1009	ink and tempera on parchment	Sheet: 16 x 10 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Miniature from a Compendium of Saints' Lives: Saint Catherine of..., c. 1200–1210	Northeastern France, early 13th Century	1997.12	tempera and gold on vellum	Overall: 16 x 10.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550	Sultan Ali Mashhadi (Iranian, c. 1440–1520)	2006.147	opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550	Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) and 1 other	2006.148	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target (recto) and Persian..., late 1400s	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)	1942.871	Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paper		Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries	CCCC0
Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2			Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.a	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.b	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.c	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.d	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.e	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.f	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.g	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.h	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.i	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.j	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra, late 1100s	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)	1969.130.2.k	Handscroll; ink and gold on dyed paper		Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,..., late 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)	1971.305	opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper		Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald	CCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian..., c. 1509–50	Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)	1983.1115	ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper		Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David, c. 1500	Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521)	1985.81	ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 27.5 x 20.2 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra, 1513	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore	26.2014	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 12.3 x 30.6 cm (4 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)	On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	©
Leaf from a Psalter: Initial C: David Seated with a Book (1 of 2 Excised..., c. 1270–1280	England, Oxford(?), 13th century	1999.124	ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.9 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden, 1490–1500	Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523)	1927.161	tempera on vellum	Sheet: 27 x 22 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0

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