Miniature Collection (page 9)

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)

Ballista quadrirotis. Carroballista. Roman siege machine four wheeled mounted on cart of horses. Illustration in De rebus bellicis, treatise of war machinery of 4th-5th century

RASHID AL-DIN (1247 - 1318). Compendium of Chronicles (Jami al-tawarikh). ca. 1307. Marriage of Mahmud Ghazan Khan (1271-1304). Khan mongol of Persia (1295-1304)

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

King Arthur and the Knight of the Round Table
" King Arthur and the Knight of the Round Table. Miniature painting by Maitre Jacques de Besan篮 of the book " Lancelot du Lac", by Antoine Verard (1494), fol.3 o A2. Gothic art

Codex Aemilianensis. 992-994. Council of Hispanic bishops during the Visigothic domination. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

First Crusade (1095-1099). Taking of Jerusalem. Combat between Crusaders and Saracens under the wall of Jerusalem. Picture from the romance Ogier le Danois, illustrated by Antoine Verard in 1498

France (15th c. ). The hierarchy of the social
France (15th c.). The hierarchy of the social class. Picture belonging to a codex owned by king Charles VIII, where are represented the characteristic estates of the medieval society. Gothic art

Carolingian Empire. The army of Charles the Great
" Carolingian Empire. The army of Charles the Great fighting to conquer Rome. Miniature from " Ogier le Danois", illustrated by Antoine Verard (Paris, 1498). Gothic art

Miniature with Francesco Petrarca, Laura de Noves and a minstrel (14th c.). Miniature Painting

The Worlds Smallest Bible. Printed in 1895 by David Bryce & Son, Glasgow, Scotland, Brought to America by J. Francis Ruggles, internationally known rare Bible collector, whose seal is in this book

Bonzo tries to make both ends meet
A sleep-deprived Bonzo tried to pacify twin babies (or rather, miniature Bonzos) with a double-ended bottle of milk. One appears to be settled but the other is inconsolable

Doggy Driver
Next stop Barking! A doggy driver complete with cap and goggles sits in the luxurious surrounds of a particularly fine model toy car

Henry VIII / Miniature
KING HENRY VIII Aged 35 in 1526

Washington DC, USA - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington. Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - George Washington Masonic Memorial
Washington DC, USA - George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia. Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Washingtons Home at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Memorial Continental Hall
Washington DC, USA - The Memorial Continental Hall, the national headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Pennsylvania Avenue Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument - the worse piece of photographic re-touching I think I have ever seen - worthy of inclusion for this fact

Washington DC, USA - US Treasury Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Bureau of Printing and Engraving Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Union Station Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Grand Staircase - Library of Congress
Washington DC, USA - Grand Staircase (made out of polished marble) - Library of Congress. Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Pan American Union Date: circa 1910s

Washington DC, USA - Washington Monument Date: circa 1910s

GIRL DECORATES TREE
A little girl puts the finishing touches to her miniature Christmas tree. Date: 1930s

WW2 weather balloons supplying data to the Allies, 1940
WW2 weather balloons supplying data to the Allies: The B.20 radio robot that signals meteorological details to the receivers on the ground

Wheel of Fortune. Miniature, 15th century. France
Wheel of Fortune or Rota Fortuane. Concept in medieval and anceint philosophy referring to the capricious nature of Fate. Miniature, 15th century. France

Holy Trinity. Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Minitatu
Trinity. Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. One God in three persons. Minitature of Roman de la Rose. 16th century. France

Old Testament. Original sin. Adam and Eve disobeying God. Banishes from the Garden of Eden. Engraving

Urgell Beatus. 10th c. Illuminated manuscript and medieval c
Urgell Beatus. 10th century. Illuminated manuscript and medieval commentary. Diocesan Museum of La Seu d Urgell. Catalonia. Spain

Miniature. Deluge. Noahs ark Circling the Kaaba (Mecca). Mu
Islamic art. Miniature. Deluge. Noahs ark Circling the Kaaba (Mecca). Museum of Turkish and Islamic art. Turkey

Crusaders departing for an expedition to the Holy Land. Mini
History of the Crusades. Crusaders departing for an expedition to the Holy Land. Miniature. 14th century. Castle of Chantilly. France

Gospel Book of Henry II (972-1024). Miniature
Henry II (972-1024). Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany and Italy. Miniature. Gospel Book of Henry II. Folio 193v. C.1020. Vatican Apostolic Library. Vatican City

The Kiss of Judas and the Apostle Peter Disowns Jesus. 13th
New Testament. Folio 63. The Kiss of Judas and the Apostle Peter Disowns Jesus. 13th century. Vatican Apostolic Library. Vatican City

The Divine Comedy. Dante and Virgil in Purgatory. Folio 177
The Divine Comedy. Poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Miniature depicting Dante and Virgil in Purgatory. Folio 177 r. 1480-1482. Painted by Guglielmo Giraldi (active 1445-1490)

Discussion of Latin philosophers. From right to left: Cato the Elder, Scipio, Livy and Atticus. Miniature. Codex. 15th century. Chateau of Chantilly. France

Dominican friar preaching. Miniature. Doctrine Chretienne. 1
Doctrine Chretienne. Manuscript. France. 13th century. Miniature depicting a dominican friar preaching. Folio 110. Library University of Valencia. Spain

Jaime III (1315-1349). Oath of Privileges and Franchises of
Jaime III (1315-1349). King of Majorca (1324-1349), called the Rash or the Unfortunate. Oath of Privileges and Franchises of the island of Mallorca

Liber Horaraum. Initial decorated with Ascension of Jesus an
Gothic. Liber Horaraum. Initial decorated with Ascension of Jesus and Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles (Pentecost). Fol. 2. Printed surely in Lyon or Paris

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Meat aspic
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Meat aspic. Miniature. Fol. 76 r

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Selling salt
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Establishment. Selling salt. Miniature. Fol. 62v

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14 th century. Medieval handbook of heal
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Man offering turnips. Miniature. Fol. 51 r

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Man gathering turnips. Woman cleaning turnips in a river. Miniature. Fol. 52 r

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