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Manuscript Collection (#2)

Background imageManuscript Collection: Jesus meets a patient cured by him and says: now you are h

Jesus meets a patient cured by him and says: now you are healed and sin no more. Miniature. Codex Predis. Quattrocento Renaissance (XV century). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageManuscript Collection: Codex Capodilista, 1442. Falconer

Codex Capodilista, 1442. Falconer
CAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Carlotus Capodilista de Transelgardi, nobleman of the lineage Capodilista, dressed in a falconers costume

Background imageManuscript Collection: MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam

MUHAMMAD (570-632). Prophet and founder of Islam. Muhammad in ecstasy. Islamic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageManuscript Collection: Sheet music cover, Selection from The Yellow Mask

Sheet music cover, Selection from The Yellow Mask
Sheet music cover, a Selection of music from The Yellow Mask, a musical play by Edgar Wallace, produced by Julian Wylie and Laddie Cliff at the Carlton Theatre, London

Background imageManuscript Collection: The Knights Esclabor and Arphasar offer their

The Knights Esclabor and Arphasar offer their

Background imageManuscript Collection: Liszt / Barabas Miklos

Liszt / Barabas Miklos
FRANZ LISZT Hungarian musician and composer

Background imageManuscript Collection: Contract of sale

Contract of sale. The clergyman Bruno sell to Sentefred several lands. Parchment with visigothic writing. 815. From Sant Pere de Codinet Monastery. Chapter Archive. Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageManuscript Collection: Catalan literature. 14th and 15th Centuries. Book of the Con

Catalan literature. 14th and 15th Centuries. Book of the Consulate of the Sea. Cover of the edition printed in Barcelona by Ballester and Gilio in 1523

Background imageManuscript Collection: Portolan Atlas, 1587. Map of the Iberian Peninsula

Portolan Atlas, 1587. Map of the Iberian Peninsula, the north coastline of Africa and the Vasque Countrys region in France. Made in Messina. Facsimile. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid

Background imageManuscript Collection: Illustration of the manuscript Studio on Saint

Illustration of the manuscript Studio on Saint
" Illustration of the manuscript " Studio on Saint "

Background imageManuscript Collection: Cigogna manuscript (1671), Merchants in a bazaar

Cigogna manuscript (1671), Merchants in a bazaar

Background imageManuscript Collection: Marriage capitula. tions of Henry VIII and Catherine

Marriage capitula. tions of Henry VIII and Catherine
Marriage capitula.tions of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, 1509. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Simancas. General Archives of Simancas

Background imageManuscript Collection: Building a fortress (14th c. ). Gothic art. Miniature

Building a fortress (14th c. ). Gothic art. Miniature
Building a fortress (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Background imageManuscript Collection: Fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift

Fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift
A fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift, describing the betrayal by Sigfrid (Siegfried) of his love. Date: 14th century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Js Bach / Bone

Js Bach / Bone
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH German organist and composer with a manuscript in his hand

Background imageManuscript Collection: Ottoman C16 Koran / Back

Ottoman C16 Koran / Back
A fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Reverse of page

Background imageManuscript Collection: Ms - C15 French Breviary

Ms - C15 French Breviary
page from a French Breviary: the miniature depicts the Annunciation to Mary by an angel, watched by God from up there Date: early 15th century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Leoncavallo / Caric Ths

Leoncavallo / Caric Ths
RUGGERO LEONCAVALLO Italian opera composer looking rather pleased with himself

Background imageManuscript Collection: Duc D orleans Imprisoned

Duc D orleans Imprisoned
The Tower during the captivity of the duc d Orleans, taken prisoner after Agincourt

Background imageManuscript Collection: Old Chinese Manuscript

Old Chinese Manuscript
Fragment from a manuscript of the Uigur dynasty : figures are shown writing and reading, and one is playing a lute-like musical instrument

Background imageManuscript Collection: Tres Sainte Trinosophie

Tres Sainte Trinosophie
Title-page of LA TRES SAINTE TRINOSOPHIE, a Cabbalistic manuscript attributed to the Comte de Saint-Germain

Background imageManuscript Collection: Dickens Manuscript / 1891

Dickens Manuscript / 1891
An extract from a manuscript of Dickens

Background imageManuscript Collection: Illumination from the MacDumon Gospel

Illumination from the MacDumon Gospel
An illumination from the MacDurnon Gospel, an Irish medieval manuscript

Background imageManuscript Collection: Grave effigy of Berthold VI von Henneberg, died 1330

Grave effigy of Berthold VI von Henneberg, died 1330
Grave effigy of Berthold VI von Henneberg, Prior of the Order of Saint John or Johanniter-Ordens, died 1330. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Background imageManuscript Collection: Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons

Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons
Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy

Background imageManuscript Collection: Swiss coats of arms, c. 1340

Swiss coats of arms, c. 1340. Chromolithograph by A. Graeter from Die Wappenrolle von Zurich, The Zurich Armorial, Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zurich, 1860

Background imageManuscript Collection: Medieval comedian playing bellows and tongs

Medieval comedian playing bellows and tongs
Vignette of a comedian holding bellows and tongs as if playing a fiddle, 14th century manuscript. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

Background imageManuscript Collection: Origin of croquet and billiards, 14th century

Origin of croquet and billiards, 14th century
Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (the origin of billiards and croquet), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

Background imageManuscript Collection: Translation of Back of Manuscript Map of Castel Rosso -1

Translation of Back of Manuscript Map of Castel Rosso -1

Background imageManuscript Collection: Manuscript Map of Castel Rosso

Manuscript Map of Castel Rosso

Background imageManuscript Collection: Desk, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France

Desk, Home of Renoir, Essoyes, Aube, France
Desk with letters and notebooks, in the bedroom of Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1841-1919, in his family home, restored and opened to the public in 2017, in Essoyes, in Champagne

Background imageManuscript Collection: Bookseller and Author

Bookseller and Author Date: early 19th century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Memorial of Maria Pita

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Memorial of Maria Pita
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna in 1589 against the attack of the English

Background imageManuscript Collection: Maria Pita - Spanish heroine

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada in 1589

Background imageManuscript Collection: Martin de Cavalar with Maria Pita

Martin de Cavalar with Maria Pita on the ordinary writ concerning the place of Ledono (Lendoiro), 1616. Mayor Fernandez Pita claimed some properties that Martin de Cavalar had acquired from Francisco

Background imageManuscript Collection: Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Death Certificate

Maria Pita - Spanish heroine. Death Certificate
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. King Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada

Background imageManuscript Collection: Letter sent by King Philip II to City Council of La Coruna

Letter sent by King Philip II to City Council of La Coruna
Philip II (1527-1598). King of Spain. Letter sent by King Philip II to the City Council of La Coruna thanking the city for its resistance to the English siege

Background imageManuscript Collection: Siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589

Siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589
Diary and relation of the siege of Corunna by the English Armada, 1589, by Captain Juan Varela. Manuscript, facsimile of the 19th century. From the Royal Galician Academy. Maria Pita House Museum

Background imageManuscript Collection: Antiphonal (Incunable Fragment)

Antiphonal (Incunable Fragment)
Two consecutive leaves from an incunable antiphonal, parchment. Text in black ink with red rubrics. Musical notation in a German gothic hufnagel style on a 5-line stave printed in red with F

Background imageManuscript Collection: Gradual (Fragment)

Gradual (Fragment)
Fragment of a gradual, parchment. This is only a small part of a larger leaf and has been badly damaged by its use as a binding fragment. Date: 14th Century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Noted Breviary (Incunable Fragment)

Noted Breviary (Incunable Fragment)
Fragment of a leaf from an incunable breviary, parchment. Includes printed 4-line staves but the musical notation has not been added

Background imageManuscript Collection: Sacramentary (Incunable Fragment)

Sacramentary (Incunable Fragment)
Two consecutive bifolios from an incunabula, parchment. Part of a liturgical text, probably a sacramentary but possibly a missal. Date: Late circa 15th Century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Noted Hymnal (Fragment)

Noted Hymnal (Fragment)
Leaf from a hymnal, parchment. Text in a gothic script in two columns interspersed with musical notation in a German gothic hufnagel style on a 4-line stave with C marked. Date: 13th Century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Noted Breviary (Fragment)

Noted Breviary (Fragment)
Leaf from a noted breviary, parchment. The text is a series of lessons based on the Gospel of John (identified passages include John 7)

Background imageManuscript Collection: Noted Missal (Fragment)

Noted Missal (Fragment)
Parchment leaf, probably from a missal, cut to about 1/3 of its original size. The liturgical text on this fragment is from the Second Book of Kings, featuring the widow visiting the prophet Elisha

Background imageManuscript Collection: Paper and Parchment Binding Fragments

Paper and Parchment Binding Fragments
Fragments of paper and parchment salvaged from the binding of a book. Two pieces of parchment are from the same document, possibly a letter or deed

Background imageManuscript Collection: Antiphonal (Fragment)

Antiphonal (Fragment)
Two vellum leaves from an antiphonal. Possibly two halves of a bifolium. Text contains chants for St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Celia and St Clement. Date: Late circa 13th Century

Background imageManuscript Collection: Fragments of Codex Justinianus and Digesta

Fragments of Codex Justinianus and Digesta
Ten strips of parchment manuscripts cut to similar size and shape, probably used to reinforce the spines of later bindings. They all appear to be from Justinian's Codex and Digesta



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