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Type: Manuscript (1117)
Type: Manuscript (1117)
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1950.154CCCC0
Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon (verso), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of...
Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1943.658.bCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta
Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other
1951.394CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1945.169CCCC0
Shamsa (recto) from right folio from a double-page frontispiece of a...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1945.169.aCCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from the double frontispiece...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1945.169.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1512CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1956.10.aCCCC0
Preface (verso) from a double-page frontispiece of a Shahnama of...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1956.10.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1511CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 1v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.1.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 2v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.2.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 5v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.5.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 8r, Calendar Page for August
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.8.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 141r, Opening of the Gospel of Luke
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.15.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 15v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.15.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 21v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.21.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 23r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.23.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 24v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.24.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 26v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.26.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 31r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.31.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 34v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.34.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 35r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.35.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 35v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.35.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 36v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.36.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 39b
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.39.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 40r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.40.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 41v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.41.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 43r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.43.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 44r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.44.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 46r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.46.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 50v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.50.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 53v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.53.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 57r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.57.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 58v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.58.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 63r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.63.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 63v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.63.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 64r, Opening of Sext, Adoration of...
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.64.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 65r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.65.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 67v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.67.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 68v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.68.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 70r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.70.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 73v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.73.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 77v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.77.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 78r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.78.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 80v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.80.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 81v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.81.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 86v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.86.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 87v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.87.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 97r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.97.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 98r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.98.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 104v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.104.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 106r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.106.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 107v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.107.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 116r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.116.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 116v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.116.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 117r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.117.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 120v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.120.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 121r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.121.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 123v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.123.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 124v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.124.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 125r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.125.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 125v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.125.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 126v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.126.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 130r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.130.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 132r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.132.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 132v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.132.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 133v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.133.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 134v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.134.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 138r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.138.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 140v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.140.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 141v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.141.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 148r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.148.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 149v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.149.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 152v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.152.bCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 153r
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.153.aCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen): fol. 153v
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227.153.bCCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.152CCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries: Portrait of Matthew
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.152.6.aCCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries: Portrait of Mark
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.152.132.aCCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries: Portrait of Luke
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.152.200.aCCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries: Portrait of John
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.152.324.aCCCC0
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
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1953.366.1CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ in Judgment
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1953.366.2CCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto); Text (verso)
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79.1CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Coronation of the Virgin (recto); Text ...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79.2CCCC0
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
Calligraphy, Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1944.490.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto)
France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century
2006.13.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Fishing (verso)
France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century
2006.13.bCCCC0
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: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
2014.21.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
2014.21.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David in Prayer (2 of 3 Excised Leaves)
Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other
2003.174.1CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms
Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other
2003.174.2CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.63CCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels
Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)
1924.430CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)
France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century
1926.244CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto)
Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century
2006.12.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto)
Northeastern France, 15th century
2014.23.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)
Northeastern France, 15th century
2014.23.bCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)
1953.24CCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1930.105CCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page...
Iran. Isfahan, Safavid Period, late 16th-early 17th Century
1944.494.aCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St....
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto)
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445.aCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book with Initial L[iber generationis]...
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445.bCCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation
Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other
1950.374CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved...
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.500CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved...
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.500.bCCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)
Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
1945.383CCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of...
Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
1945.383.aCCCC0
Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso) Text from The Book of Knowledge of...
Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
1945.383.bCCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah...
Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other
1988.96CCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah...
Abd al-Vahhab (Persian, active about 1516) and 1 other
1988.96.aCCCC0
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:"  Initial D[omino]
Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century
1952.88CCCC0
Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145CCCC0
Mary ascends the stairs to the temple, folio 9 (recto), from a Mirror of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.9.aCCCC0
The Flowering of Joseph's Rod, folio 11 (verso), from a Mirror of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.11.bCCCC0
The Annunciation, folio 15 (recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.15.aCCCC0
Mary and Joseph Travel to Bethlehem, folio 24 (verso), from a Mirror of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.24.bCCCC0
The Place of Jesus’s birth, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds)...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.25.bCCCC0
The Adoration of the Shepherds, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.30.aCCCC0
The Adoration of the Magi, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of...
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Mughal period
2005.145.36.bCCCC0
Simeon Kneels in Front of Mary and Jesus After Recognizing Them, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.40.aCCCC0
John the Baptist recognizes Christ by the appearance of a dove, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.50.bCCCC0
Angels bring food to Jesus in the wilderness, from a Mirror of Holiness ...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.55.aCCCC0
Jesus being awakened during a tempest on the Sea of Galilee, from a...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.77.aCCCC0
Mary Magdalene presents ointment to Jesus, from a Mirror of Holiness ...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.102.bCCCC0
Salome Receiving John the Baptist's Head on a Platter, from a Mirror of...
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Mughal period
2005.145.112.bCCCC0
Jesus writes on the ground, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds)...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.130.bCCCC0
Jesus being portrayed by King Abgar’s painter, from a Mir’at al-quds of...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.143.aCCCC0
The Flagellation, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father...
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.145.182.aCCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation
Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)
1924.431CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew
Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)
2005.204CCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual
Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)
1949.536CCCC0
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi
Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)
1988.101CCCC0
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 Qur'an
Seljuk Iran
1939.507CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist
Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)
1950.1CCCC0
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
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)
1924.1013CCCC0
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday (recto)
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2006.146.aCCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual
Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century
1933.446CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual (recto)
Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century
1933.446.aCCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.501CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Illustration and Text (Persian Verses) in an...
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.501.aCCCC0
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
Gradual
Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)
1921.140.i.bCCCC0
Buddhist Manuscript
Sri Lanka
1949.227CCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.3.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.9.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.11.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.12.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.12.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.17.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.20.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.24.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.24.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.25.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.27.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.28.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.38.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.39.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.40.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.42.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.43.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.44.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.48.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.48.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.51.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.54.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.56.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.62.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.63.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.64.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.65.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.71.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.72.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.73.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.75.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.79.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.81.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.82.aCCCC0
Top Cover for a Buddhist Manuscript (recto)
Sri Lanka, Singhalese, Late 17th century
1949.227.85.aCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century
1993.39CCCC0
Folio from a Qur'an; right side of bifolio
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid
1993.39.1CCCC0
Page from a Qur'an (recto)
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid
1993.39.1.aCCCC0
Page from a Qur'an (verso)
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid
1993.39.1.bCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto; verso); Left side of Bifolio
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid Period, 9th century
1993.39.2CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto); left side of bifolio
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid Period, 9th century
1993.39.2.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto)
Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)
1927.425.1.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Decorated Initial (verso)
Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)
1927.425.1.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with Mass for the Dead (recto)
Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)
1927.425.2.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Decorated Initial (verso)
Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)
1927.425.2.bCCCC0
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
Antiphonary: Initial, angel
Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)
1930.661.21.bCCCC0
Antiphonary: Initial A, Resurrection
Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)
1930.661.97.aCCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration...
Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
1944.479CCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "The Warriors Engage in Combat":...
Iran, Shiraz, Inju Period (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
1944.479.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual with Music (verso)
Northern Italy, 15th century
1999.132.bCCCC0
The Story of Hushang (recto),  Illustration and text (Persian Prose)...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1931.452CCCC0
The Story of Hushang, from a Majma al-tavarikh (A Compendium of...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1931.452.aCCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose, (verso), from Majmac al-Tavarikh (A Compendium...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1931.452.bCCCC0
Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau
Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)
1949.535CCCC0
Miniatures from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse
France, Lorraine, 13th century
1983.73CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens...
France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century
1954.598CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens...
France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century
1954.598.aCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian:  Quadruple Arcade with...
France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century
1954.598.bCCCC0
Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity
Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)
1952.282CCCC0
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and...
Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1959.330.aCCCC0
Portrait of Nushirwan the Just (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)...
Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1959.330.bCCCC0
A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2021.237CCCC0
Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah...
Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)
1924.428CCCC0
Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine
Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)
1954.257CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century
1949.205CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an (recto)
Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
2013.102.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an (verso)
Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
2013.102.bCCCC0
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub
Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)
1971.84CCCC0
Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);...
Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1945.385CCCC0
Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a...
Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1945.385.aCCCC0
Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al...
Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1945.385.bCCCC0
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
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity
England, London(?), 13th century
1924.427CCCC0
The Trinity:  Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B
Perugino (Italian, c1450/55–1523)
1952.461CCCC0
Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?)
Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)
1953.22CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio
Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1924.746CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page
Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1924.746.1.aCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Verso); Right folio of Double-Page Illuminated...
Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1924.746.1.bCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated...
Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1924.746.2.aCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio
Southern Spain
1933.440CCCC0
Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars
Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)
1954.796CCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition
Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)
1985.80CCCC0
Demon in chains
Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)
1982.63CCCC0
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century
1933.448CCCC0
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century
1933.448.1CCCC0
Bifolio with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century
1933.448.2CCCC0
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 an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto)
South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century
2014.25.aCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Text (verso)
South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century
2014.25.bCCCC0
Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity
England, late 12th-early 13th Century
1924.429CCCC0
Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven)
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial B with King David
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145.1CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Ascension
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145.2CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Pentecost
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145.3CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145.5CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Flight Into Egypt
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145.6CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Massacre of the Innocents
Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century
1953.145.7CCCC0
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 and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border...
North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2006.15CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border...
North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2006.15.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Flowers and...
North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2006.15.bCCCC0
No image available
Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2022.101.aCCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140.1CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Coronation of the Virgin
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140.2CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140.3CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140.4CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Virgin and Child Enthroned
Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)
1954.140.5CCCC0
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from...
Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
1945.382CCCC0
Folio from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu...
Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
1945.382.aCCCC0
Folio from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu...
Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
1945.382.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso)
Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century
1951.447CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto)
Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century
1951.447.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Nativity (verso)
Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century
1951.447.bCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation
Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century
2014.24CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation (recto)
Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century
2014.24.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Blank (verso)
Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century
2014.24.bCCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1945.384CCCC0
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto) from a Manuscript of the Majma' al...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1945.384.aCCCC0
The Story of Adam, peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny, from a Jami al...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1945.384.bCCCC0
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 Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris...
Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)
1982.139.1CCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris...
Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)
1982.139.2CCCC0
Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Music
Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)
1985.60.bCCCC0
Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940...
Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1915.597CCCC0
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1917.1078CCCC0
Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto):...
Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century
1944.486.aCCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)
1947.496CCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto)
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.496.aCCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal
Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century
1999.137CCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal: Initial L with the Annunciation to the...
Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century
1999.137.1CCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal: Initial C with the Adoration of the Magi
Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century
1999.137.2CCCC0
Three Cuttings from a Missal: Initial E with the Angels of the Entombment
Germany, Franconia or Saxony (?) or Silesia (?), 15th century
1999.137.3CCCC0
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
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto)
Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20)
2014.22.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)
Boethius Illuminator (Flemish, active c. 1414–20)
2014.22.bCCCC0
Leaf from Gratian's Decretum: Table of Affinity
Italy, probably Naples, 13th century
1929.435.1CCCC0
Leaf from Gratian's Decretum: Table of Consanguinity
Italy, probably Naples, 13th century
1929.435.2CCCC0
Tughra:  Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan...
Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87)
1944.525CCCC0
Manuscript of the Jambudvipa-prajnapti-sutra (Description of Jambudvipa)
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore
25.2014©
Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2CCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.aCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.bCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.cCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.dCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.eCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.fCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.gCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.hCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.iCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.jCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.kCCCC0
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1971.305CCCC0
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto)
Afghanistan, Herat or Iran, Qazvin, Timurid period (1370–1501) or Safavid period (1501–1722)
1971.305.aCCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian...
Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)
1983.1115CCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto)
Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)
1983.1115.aCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: King David
Jean Bourdichon (French, c. 1457–1521)
1985.81CCCC0
Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore
26.2014©
Full Page Miniature: The Agony in the Garden
Timoteo Viti (Italian, 1469–1523)
1927.161CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1950.154ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 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 FundCCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram...
Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1943.658opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)Grace Rainey Rogers FundCCCC0
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
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1945.169opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paperOverall: 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 FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1512tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 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 FundCCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1956.10opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paperRecto 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 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 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
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1511ink, tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 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 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 Commentaries
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.152ink, tempera, gold and vellum; leather bindingSheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 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
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 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
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 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
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
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ...
Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)
1944.490opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperEdward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
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 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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso)
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)
1944.494ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paperImage: 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 FundCCCC0
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
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
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel
France, Paris, 13th century
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
Meta-Discourse on the Teachings from the Treasury (Abidharmakosha-Bhashya)
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1916.1060handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paperOverall: 26.4 x 670.6 cm (10 3/8 x 264 in.)Worcester R. Warner CollectionCCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved...
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.500opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sidedSheet: 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 FundCCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)
Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
1945.383opaque watercolor and gold on paperOverall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
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
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah...
Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other
1988.96opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paperSheet: 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. FundCCCC0
Manuscript of the Five Protections (Pancharaksha)
Eastern India, Bihar or Bengal, possibly Sattar
16.2014Gum tempera, ink, and gold on 89 palm leavesOverall: 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]
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
Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
2005.14524 full size illustrations with 160 folios of text; gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperJohn L. Severance 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
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
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
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)...
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century
1960.199Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperImage: 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. HeegeCCCC0
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
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
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi
Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)
1988.101opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paperSheet: 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 FundCCCC0
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 Qur'an
Seljuk Iran
1939.507opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 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
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 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 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
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
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text...
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2006.146opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperGift 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...
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
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
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his...
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1944.487opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 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 FundCCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.501opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 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 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
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
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
Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text
Myanmar (Burma)
1945.172Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on clothCovers: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Buddhist Manuscript
Sri Lanka
1949.227Covers: Gum tempera on wood; pages: charcoal on palm leavesOverall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio
North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century
1993.39gold, ink and colors on parchmentSheet: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase 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
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 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
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration...
Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
1944.479opaque watercolor and ink on paperSheet: 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 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 Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction
Flanders, Bruges, 14th century
1924.1014ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 27.3 x 20.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with...
Italy, Bologna, 15th century
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
The Story of Hushang (recto),  Illustration and text (Persian Prose)...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1931.452ink and opaque watercolor on paperDudley P. Allen 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
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
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 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
Single Leaf Excised from a Gradual and Sacramentary:  Initial A[d te...
Austria, Salzburg, early 11th Century
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
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and...
Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1959.330opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)John L. Severance 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
A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2021.237Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperGift of Lori H. Luciano in memory of her parents, Nicholas H. and Rhea A. LucianoCCCC0
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
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, 13th century
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
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 from a Qur'an (recto)
Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
2013.102.aink, gold, color on pink paperSheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.)Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. JacksonCCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an (verso)
Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period (1250–1517)
2013.102.bink, gold, color on pink paperSheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.)Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. JacksonCCCC0
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub
Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)
1971.84opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 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 FundCCCC0
Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);...
Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1945.385opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperOverall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 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
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
The Trinity:  Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B
Perugino (Italian, c1450/55–1523)
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
Qur'an Manuscript Folio
Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1924.746ink, gold, and colors on paperSheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio
Southern Spain
1933.440ink, gold, and color on parchmentSheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.)Edward L. Whittemore 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
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
Demon in chains
Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)
1982.63opaque watercolor and gold on paperImage: 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 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
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
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 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 Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity
France, Paris, 13th century
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
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
Single Leaf from a "Biblia Pauperum": Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto)...
Germany, Bavaria
1958.255ink and tempera on vellumSheet: 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, 1919-1958CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);...
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1962.24opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paperSheet: 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 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
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
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
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
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)
1947.497opaque watercolor and gold on paperImage: 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 FundCCCC0
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
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
No image available
Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2022.101.aInk, tempera and liquid gold on vellumOverall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)James Parmelee FundCCCC0
No image available
Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2022.101.bInk, 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
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
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from...
Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
1945.382opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperImage: 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 FundCCCC0
Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration
Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)
1947.499ink, gold, and colors on paperSheet: 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 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
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
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
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1945.384ink and opaque watercolor on paperOverall: 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 FundCCCC0
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
Folio from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides
Abdallah ibn al-Fadl (Iraq)
1977.91ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paperSheet: 33.1 x 24.5 cm (13 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1962.25opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperImage: 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 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
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
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
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
No image available
Coëtivy Master (French)
2022.102.aInk, tempera and gold on vellumOverall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)James Parmelee FundCCCC0
No image available
Coëtivy Master (French)
2022.102.bInk, tempera and gold on vellumOverall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)James Parmelee FundCCCC0
Bahram Gur and Azada, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940...
Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1915.597opaque watercolor and gold on paperSheet: 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 TrustCCCC0
Shah Tahmasp I (1514-1576) Seated in a Landscape
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1917.1078opaque watercolor and gold on paperSheet: 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 TrustCCCC0
Bahram Gur Visits the Princess of India in the Black Pavilion (recto):...
Iran, possibly Tabriz or Shiraz, Timurid Period, early 15th century
1944.486.aopaque watercolor and ink on paperImage: 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 FundCCCC0
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto); Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)
1947.496opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperVerso 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 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
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
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 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
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: 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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
Tughra:  Shah Muhammad bin Ibrahim Khan, al-muzaffar daima (Sultan...
Turkey, Ottoman period, reign of Sultan Mehmed IV, 1648–87)
1944.525opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paperOverall: 24.5 x 45.6 cm (9 5/8 x 17 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
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
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
Manuscript of the Jambudvipa-prajnapti-sutra (Description of Jambudvipa)
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore
25.2014Gum tempera and gold on paperOverall: 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...
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
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
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291)
Sultan Ali Mashhadi (Iranian, c. 1440–1520)
2006.147opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paperGift 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)
Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) and 1 other
2006.148Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paperGift 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...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1942.871Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paperGift of Heeramaneck GalleriesCCCC0
Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.aHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.bHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.cHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.dHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.eHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.fHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.gHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.hHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.iHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.jHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Volume from the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130.2.kHandscroll; ink and gold on dyed paperAnonymous GiftCCCC0
Rustam Lassoing his Horse, Rakhsh, in a Landscape (recto); Calligraphy,...
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
1971.305opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paperGift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonaldCCCC0
Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian...
Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)
1983.1115ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paperGift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. SimsarCCCC0
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
Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore
26.2014Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperOverall: 12.3 x 30.6 cm (4 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection©
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
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