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Illuminated Manuscript Collection

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Four men carrying a dead body on a bier, funeral scene, 9th cent

Four men carrying a dead body on a bier, funeral scene, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Scene funeraire MS 510

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Byzantine sailboat with priest and nobles, 9th century

Byzantine sailboat with priest and nobles, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Vaisseau Grec, MS 510

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Byzantine Empress, 9th century, in a robe with gilt border encru

Byzantine Empress, 9th century, in a robe with gilt border encrusted with gems, matching the throne. From an illuminated manuscript by Gregory of Nazianzus. Imperatrice de Constantinople, MS 510

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Byzantine Emperor on his throne, 9th century

Byzantine Emperor on his throne, 9th century, with guards holding spears and shields. From an illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus.. Empereur Grec, MS 510

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King of the Carolingian dynasty

King of the Carolingian dynasty, so-called second race. From an illuminated manuscript in the Bilbliotheque Royale. Roi de la seconde race (MSBR)

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Nobleman reclining on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century

Nobleman reclining on a Byzantine bed of the 9th century (from an illuminated manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale). The bed frame is decorated with a mosaic of precious stones

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of Frankish lords at the court of Charles the Bald

Costumes of Frankish lords at the court of Charles the Bald, 9th century. In helmets, cloaks, armour, hose, with sword, lance and shield

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Statue and seals of Lothair I or Lothar I (795-855), Emperor of

Statue and seals of Lothair I or Lothar I (795-855), Emperor of the Romans, governor of Bavaria, King of Italy and Middle Francia. Lothaire

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Lothair I or Lothar I (795-855), Emperor of the Romans

Lothair I or Lothar I (795-855), Emperor of the Romans, governor of Bavaria, King of Italy and Middle Francia. On a throne with crown, staff and mantle. Lothaire

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Charles ΙΙ, or Charles the Bald, on the throne

Charles ΙΙ, or Charles the Bald, on the throne
Charles ΙΙ, or Charles the Bald (823-877), 9th-century king of West Francia and Italy, emperor of the Carolingian Empire. On a throne under the Hand of God, with crown, sceptre and orb

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Two mourners praying over a dead body on a bier with a priest, 9

Two mourners praying over a dead body on a bier with a priest, 9
Two mourners praying over a dead body on a bier with a priest, funeral scene, 9th century. From illuminated manuscript 510 by Gregory of Nazianzus. Scene funeraire MS 510

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Grand dignitaries from the court of King Charles VIII, France, 1

Grand dignitaries from the court of King Charles VIII, France, 15th century. Lords in plumed hats, fur-lined coats, with daggers and falcon. Grands dignitaires de la cour de Charles VIII

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: A judge led by a page to the tournament lists, 1460

A judge led by a page to the tournament lists, 1460
A judge on caparisoned horse led by a page to the tournament lists, end of the 15th century. Juge-Diseur conduit par un page au lieu du tournoi. France, fin du XVe siecle

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Noble women and their maids, France, 15th century

Noble women and their maids, France, 15th century. Ladies in tall hennin with long veils, gowns with long trains, walk along a hall decorated with helms and heraldic banners

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Benedictine monks celebrating mass, 12th and 13th century

Benedictine monks celebrating mass, 12th and 13th century
Benedictine monks celebrating mass during the era of the Cult of the Virgin Mary, 12th and 13th century. Grisaille from Gautier de Coinci's Miracles de Nostre-Dame, France, 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Renaud de Montauban meets the knight Gerard de Roussillon

Renaud de Montauban meets the knight Gerard de Roussillon
Renaud de Montauban and his family in a cavalcade meeting the knight Gerard de Roussillon. Gerard talks to a Black servant on the road in front of a fortress. France, 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Emperor Charlemagne at a military encampment

Emperor Charlemagne at a military encampment
Emperor Charlemagne in gold plate armour and ermine mantle seated in a military tent. His devoted servant Maulgis kneels before him. The fleurs-de-lys pattern is an anachronism. France, XVe siecle

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Maulgis with the Belle Oriande in a garden, 15th century

Maulgis with the Belle Oriande in a garden, 15th century
Maulgis, a devoted servant of Charlemagne, with the Belle Oriande in a garden with fountain, 15th century. The beauty in horned hat or escoffion. Maulgis et la Belle Oriande, France, XVe siecle

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Tristan presenting Iseult to King Mark of Cornwall

Tristan presenting Iseult to King Mark of Cornwall
Tristan presenting Irish princess Iseult to his uncle King Mark of Cornwall (who is depicted in crown at right and left). The men in justaucorps, parti-color hose and poulaines or cracows

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: A lady of high rank in her state habit, 14th century

A lady of high rank in her state habit, 14th century. She wears a crown over a gold net headdress and an armorial robe embroidered with birds and snakes

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Queens in ceremonial robes, 14th century

Queens in ceremonial robes, 14th century
Princess Drypetina in tabard and embroidered robe from Giovanni Boccaccio's De claris mulieribus, f.89v, Royal MS 16 G v

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Dress of noble women of the 14th century

Dress of noble women of the 14th century
Ladies of High Rank of the 14th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Ladies of rank of the 14th century

Ladies of rank of the 14th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Regal habits of the 14th century

Regal habits of the 14th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: A king with officers of his court from a 14th century MS

A king with officers of his court from a 14th century MS

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King Richard II and his father, Edward the Black Prince

King Richard II and his father, Edward the Black Prince
King Richard II (1367-1400) and his father, Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376). Both wear crowns and armorial robes with coats of arms of fleurs-de-lys and lions

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: A king and and officers of his court, 14th century

A king and and officers of his court, 14th century
A king, possibly Romano-British leader Ambrosius, with crown and sceptre, and officers of his court

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costume of a Seneschal or steward and officers, 14th century

Costume of a Seneschal or steward and officers, 14th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Rustics of the 14th century

Rustics of the 14th century
Rustics etc of the 14th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Paris noble costumes of the 14th century

Paris noble costumes of the 14th century
Personages of distinction of the 14th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Soldiers in armour, 13th century

Soldiers in armour, 13th century
Military habits of the 13th century. Soldiers in chainmail armour hauberk with mantle and sword and soldier in surcoat and axe from Bodleian Library MS Auct. D 4 17, f.005v

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Stone masons and artisans of the 14th century

Stone masons and artisans of the 14th century
Stone mason with mallet and chisel, and mason with wooden square from Grandes chroniques de France, Sloane MS 2433

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Habits for different seasons, 14th century

Habits for different seasons, 14th century. Woman holding spring flowers and a garland from a Missal, Douce MS 313

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Medieval queen in ceremonial robes, 13th century

Medieval queen in ceremonial robes, 13th century
Medieval queen in jeweled crown, rich mantle over tunic and robe, seated on her throne, holding a baby. A Queen of the 13th century in her Habit of State

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Ladies of the 13th century

Ladies of the 13th century. Women in mantles fastened with brooches over long robes, one holding a book

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Ladies of the 13th century

Ladies of the 13th century. Woman in wimple and veil, long mantle and robe f.20v, seated woman in wimple over the ears f.25r, woman in long robe and wimple f.30r

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King in coronation habit, 13th century

King in coronation habit, 13th century
A bearded king with crown and sceptre, in a green mantle, lined with vair, over a dalmatic adorned with fleurs-de-lys and richly ornamented with jewels. A coronation habit of the 13th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Young women of the 13th century

Young women of the 13th century. Girl in orange robe with roses and a garland f.14v, girl in cap and apron f.25v, and girl with her long hair loose holding up her voluminous skirts f.24v

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King Henry III dreaming of the collapse of a cathedral

King Henry III dreaming of the collapse of a cathedral
King Henry III of England in bed dreaming of friars Dominic and Francis supporting the collapsing Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Musicians of the 13th century

Musicians of the 13th century
Man in laurel wreath playing a horn from Georgius Fendulus Liber astrologiae, Sloan MS 3983 f.13r, man in fringed tunic playing a viola and man with a scroll from a Bible moralisee, Harley MS 1527

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Nobleman in Habit of State, 13th century

Nobleman in Habit of State, 13th century
Nobleman in cap, mantle, surtout, laced hose, seated on a throne with his sword drawn. A nobleman of the 13th century in his Habit of State

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: A physician and his servant, 13th century

A physician and his servant, 13th century
Bearded doctor with parchment scroll instructing his assistant with mortar and pestle. The doctor wears a Phrygian cap, mantle, dalmatica with embroidered girdle and hem, purple tunic underneath

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Habits and hats of the 13th century

Habits and hats of the 13th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Falconer, and dandy, 17th century

Falconer, and dandy, 17th century
Falconer removing a hood from a falcon, from The Emblems of Thomas Palmer, Sloane MS 3794, John in the Hospital from Robert Armin's comedy The Two Maids of Moore Clacke, 1609 and dandy in cap

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King Charles II and courtier, 17th century

King Charles II and courtier, 17th century
Foppish courtier bowing to King Charles II of England in wig (right) from a print by William Faithorne, and man in a cape holding a woman's hand (left) from a print by William Marshall

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Countess in mourning robes, 16th century

Countess in mourning robes, 16th century
Countess in prayer with crown, black hooded mourning habit, Paris hede cap, whie linen barbe over the chin, black trayne and surcoat, lace cuffs

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Male costume of the 16th century

Male costume of the 16th century
Man in a cape with staff and purse, and two men in velvet doublets and hose, sword and purse Costume of the 16th century. From the frontispiece of the Great Bible designed by Hans Holbein, 1539

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Man in a yellow slashed doublet and hose

Man in a yellow slashed doublet and hose
Man in makeup of lipstick and blusher wearing a yellow slashed doublet and hose with feather cap and sword from a painting in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Military habits of the 15th century

Military habits of the 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Religious habits of the 15th century

Religious habits of the 15th century. Monks in cassocks and nun in veil, wimple and habit holding rosaries, Bibles and staffs

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Military habits of the 15th century

Military habits of the 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Male costume of the 15th century

Male costume of the 15th century. Knight in feather cap, mantle, boots and spurs, man in tunic, hose and cracows, and man in mantle with frilled split sleeves. Knight (left) from f

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Noble costumes of the 15th century

Noble costumes of the 15th century
Personages of rank of the 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, and noblewomen

Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, and noblewomen
Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI of England, in ermine mantle with crown and sceptre, and noblewomen courtiers in butterfly hennin or escoffion headwear and wide-sleeved robes, 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Noblewomen in hennin and veils, 15th and 16th centuries

Noblewomen in hennin and veils, 15th and 16th centuries
Ladies of rank of the 15th and 16th centuries and their headdresses satirized

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: The birth of St. Edmund, King of East Anglia

The birth of St. Edmund, King of East Anglia, died 869. Ladies in waiting and midwives attend the mother in bed with soup and aromatics, while a nursemaid holds the baby near the fireplace

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King Henry VI of England presenting a sword to John Talbot

King Henry VI of England presenting a sword to John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, on his appointment to Constable of France

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Edward I forming an alliance with Guy, Earl of Flanders, 1294

Edward I forming an alliance with Guy, Earl of Flanders, 1294
King Edward I of England forming an alliance with Guy de Dampierre, Earl of Flanders, 1294

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of French Dukes of the 15th century

Costumes of French Dukes of the 15th century
Ducal habits of the 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of state officers of the 15th century

Costumes of state officers of the 15th century. They wear headdresses with drapery, rich velvet mantles and robes with slit sleeves

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of state officers of the 15th century

Costumes of state officers of the 15th century. They wear velvet capes with slit sleeves, doublets, hose and cracows

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Thomas, Bedel of Redbourn, benefactor to St Albans Abbey

Thomas, Bedel of Redbourn, benefactor to St Albans Abbey
Thomas, Bedel of Redbourn, in striped hood with long tail, 14th century. Gave land in Rebourn to the Abbey of St Albans. From the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Persons of high-rank of the 15th century

Persons of high-rank of the 15th century
Persons of high rank of the 15th century. Dancing noble in paltock with dagged sleeves, and nobleman in fur-lined embroidered sleeveless mantle from Jean Froissart's Chroniques, Royal 18 E ii

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Alan Strayler, illuminator to St Albans Abbey

Alan Strayler, illuminator to St Albans Abbey
Alan Strayler (Alanus Strayler, f.108r), lay illuminator to the abbey, illustrator of the Benefactors to the Abbey of St Albans, or the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Sir Neil Loring in robe decorated with garters

Sir Neil Loring in robe decorated with garters
Sir Neil Loring (Nigel Lorringe), medieval English soldier and diplomat and a founding member of the Order of the Garter, c. 1320-1386

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: John Gyniford and his wife Margaret

John Gyniford and his wife Margaret, holding hands. In his left hand he has a large tasseled purse of gold (their donation to St Albans Abbey)

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: William de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, with goblet and sword

William de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, with goblet and sword
William de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, butler to the king, with goblet and sword. Benefactor to the Abbey of St Albans. From the Golden Book of St Albans, Cotton Nero MS D vii, f.91v

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Benefactors and illuminator of the Abbey of St Albans

Benefactors and illuminator of the Abbey of St Albans
William de Albeneis, Pincerna Regis, with goblet and sword: (f.91v), John Gyniford and his wife Margaret with large bag of gold (f.112v); Alan Strayler

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of workers of the 15th century

Costumes of workers of the 15th century: Carpenters with pincers and axe, stone mason with right angle, and gardener with shovel. Labourers and artificers of the 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Woman wearing the gambeson, 14th century

Woman wearing the gambeson, 14th century
Woman wearing the gambeson, a sleeveless quilted protective garment worn under armour. Military habits of the 14th century. From a poem The Pilgrim, Cotton MS Tiberius A vii

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of skilled workers of the 15th century

Costumes of skilled workers of the 15th century
A builder or stone mason with right angle, and a hunter in hood, tunic and boots holding a birding net. Labourers and artificers of the 15th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costumes of bowmen and artillery, 14th century

Costumes of bowmen and artillery, 14th century. Crossbowman, longbowman and artillery man from Grandes chroniques de France, Sloane MS 2433, vol. 2, f. 113

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Costume of a knight of the 14th century

Costume of a knight of the 14th century. Soldier in helmet, chainmail armour and tunic, with bow and quiver on his belt, from Histoire ancienne jusqu'a Cesar, Royal MS 20 D i

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Military habits of the 14th century

Military habits of the 14th century. Soldiers in chainmail hauberks and surcoats with shields and shoulder armor with coats of arms from f.153v, Scholastic Bible, Douce MS 211

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Young man in tunic and hose with sword, 14th century

Young man in tunic and hose with sword, 14th century. Military habits of the 14th century. From Speculum humanae salvationis, Sloane MS 346

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Saxon noble in Phrygian cap and others in mantles, 8th century

Saxon noble in Phrygian cap and others in mantles, 8th century
Saxon noble in mantle and Phrygian cap from the Caedmon manuscript, Bodleian Junius xi

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Effigy of a Norman knight, Danbury church, 13th century

Effigy of a Norman knight, Danbury church, 13th century
Effigy of a Norman knight in armour from Danbury church, 13th century. Carved wooden monument of a man in suit of chain-mail armour of coif, hauberk and hose, with sleeveless surcoat

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Templar knight's effigy, Temple Church, London, 12th century

Templar knight's effigy, Temple Church, London, 12th century. Carved stone monument of a bare-headed knight in chain-mail tunic hauberk and hose, long-sleeved surcoat wIth sword and shield

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Norman soldiers in armour, 11th/12th century

Norman soldiers in armour, 11th/12th century
Norman soldiers in nasal helmet, chain-mail armour, 11th/12th centur

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: King Henry I and Henry II of England

King Henry I and Henry II of England
King Henry I (1068- 1135) and King Henry II (1133-1189) of England, from their great seals. In crown, mantle, tunic, seated on throne with sword and orb

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Anglo-Saxon nobleman in his state dress, 8th century

Anglo-Saxon nobleman in his state dress, 8th century. With beard, mantle fastened at the chest, surcoat over tunic. From Old English Hexateuch, Cotton MS Claudius B iv

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Anglo-Norman king with crown, 11th century

Anglo-Norman king with crown, 11th century
Anglo-Norman king with crown, seated on a throne, wearing fur-lined mantle, embroidered long tunics. From the Winchester Psalter, Cotton MS Nero C iv. Royal state habit of the 11th century

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Anglo-Norman nobleman in state habit, 11th century

Anglo-Norman nobleman in state habit, 11th century
Anglo-Norman nobleman in richly embroidered mantle and tunic, 11th century. From the Winchester Psalter, Cotton MS Nero C iv

Background imageIlluminated Manuscript Collection: Anglo-Norman male costume, 11th century

Anglo-Norman male costume, 11th century
Man in hooded mantle to the calf, man with staff in unusual leather shoes or galoches, and man in manteaux des rois (mantles of the kings) trailing on the ground



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