Illuminated Collection (page 6)

The Natural History Museum illuminated at night, October 201
The Waterhouse Buiding of the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Shadow Dance 1861
Christmas season, Victorian children being amused by the shadow theatre. Magic lanterns are at hand and many over apparatus profuse of grotesque figures that appear

Music - Dancing - Vauxhall Gardens
Music and dancing at Vauxhall. The band play music from an illuminated bandstand which people dance all around

Greek manuscript of a homily by Gregory of Nazianzus
A Greek manuscript of a homily by Gregory of Nazianzus (Gregory the Theologian, Gregory Nazianzen), Archbishop of Constantinople (c329-c389). Date: 1200

Hong Kong Club illuminations
Hong Kong : Illumination of the Hong-Kong Club on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh. Date: 1870

The Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France - photographed at night. Date: circa 1930s

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge over the River Thames and Big Ben at Night Date: circa 1980s

The Fleet Illuminated by Electric Lights. Date: circa 1910s

Card commemorating the artist Giotto (1267-1337), famed as a painter of frescos.The caption rather elegantly reads: " To you the flower of my kindest feelings." Date: 1904

Barcelona, Spain at night from Tibidabo Mountain
Barcelona, Spain at night viewed from Tibidabo a mountain overlooking the city. Date: circa 1930s

Barcelona, Spain at night - Plaza de E. Castelar Date: circa 1930s

Gas and Electric Building at Night - Denver, Colorado, USA - " The Best Lighted Building in the World" ! Date: circa 1910s

Chicago Worlds Fair - Electrical Group
Chicago Worlds Fair - A Century of Progress - Electrical Group by night. This consisted of three sections located on Northerly Island and housed the Radio Hall Date: 1933

Palmolive Building by Night, Chicago, Illinois, USA Date: 1937

The Empire State Building, New York, USA. Date: 1931

Illuminated clock tower, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Illuminated clock tower at night, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, at the time of a trade exhibition. Date: circa 1911

The Gospels of Henry the Lion
The cover of the Gospels of Henry the Lion, Order of Saint Benedict, produced in Prague in 1594. Henry the Lion (Heinrich der Lowe; 11291195) was a member of the Welf dynasty and Duke of Saxony

Urgell Beatus. 10th century illuminated manuscript and medieval commentary. Conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar Diocesan Museum. La Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Choirbook number 5. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. The Nati
Choirbook number 5. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. The Nativity. Drop cap H. Miniature. Spain

Mars with the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio. Illustratio
De Sphaera (The Sphere). Astrological book of Lombard origin. Illustrated by Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486), 1470. Representation of Mars with the zodiac signs of Aries and Scorpio

The Divine Comedy. Dante and Virgil in Hell. Folio 25 r. 148
The Divine Comedy. Poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Miniature depicting Dante and Virgil in Hell. The meeting of Dante with Farinata degli Uberti and Cavalcante de Cavalcanti. Folio 25 r

Medieval tournament. Great Chronicles of France. Miniature. Chateau of Chantilly. France

The Transfiguration of Christ, depicting Elijah, Jesus, and Moses with the apostles James, John and Peter. Psalter. Miniature. 15th century. Chantilly Castle. France

Spain. Andalusia. Seville. The Gold Tower (Torre del Oro) by night. 13th century. Built by the Almohad dynasty in order to control access to Seville via the Guadalquivir river

Mozarabic art. 10th century. Codex Vigilanus or Albeldensis, (976). The nine portraits. Page showing three visigothic kings, three kings of Navarre and three scribes of the codex

The risen Jesus says to Thomas: Put your finger here and be not faithless. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Illuminated letter S
Illuminated letters in a medieval style

Illuminated letter M in a medieval style

Illuminated letter F in a medieval style

Trimurti ( three forms in Sanskrit) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Triad of the three major gods of Hindu mythology. 20th. c. Illustration by B. G. Sharma. Miniature Painting

Lorsch Gospels (Codex Aureus Laurensius). 778 - 820. Gospels written by the court scriptorium of Charlemagne and compiled in 830 in the Lorsch Abbey. Image of Christ in Majesty (Maiestas Domini)

Carolingian Empire (s. VIII). Duel Scene between two knights. Carolingian art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

Page of poetry anthology by Hafiz Shirazi with an illustration depicting a banquet. Muhammad Al-Hadith. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Louis I the Pious (778-840). King of the Franks (814-880) son of Charlemagne. Illustration on vellum. Manuscript 4 of Codex Legum Longobardorum. 1004. Lombard School. Romanesque art

Codex Capodilista, 1443. Knight
CAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Carlotto Capodilista or Henricus Forzate dei Transelgaldi. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Miniature Painting. ITALY

Illuminated letter A in a medieval style

Illuminated letter E in a medieval style

Illuminated letter B in a medieval style

Illuminated letter C with Queen Elizabeth I sitting in state attended probably by three members of her privy council. The letter, a 19th century reproduction

Battersea Power Station - First Phase Operational
Battersea Power Station, London - on the banks of the River Thames - built in two phases. This is the coal-fired power station in 1934, with the first phase operational (two towers - the A Station)

Coronation 1953, the Mall illuminated
The Mall, London, leading up to Buckingham Palace, pictured bathed in light as the triumphal arches erected for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 are switched on by the newly crowned

Christmas Carols at St. Pauls by Max Hofler
Festive scene showing crowds assembled around St. Pauls Cathedral in the City of London to sing Christmas carols

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