Manuscript Cutting: Leaf from an Antiphonary with an Historiated Initial ‘D’ showing Saint Agnes holding a Lamb
This leaf is from an Antiphonary and features an historiated initial “D” depicting St Agnes.
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Manuscript Cutting: Illuminated Initial ‘A’ from a Choir Book
This initial 'A' is from a 16th-century Spanish choirbook and features two jesters with the feet of swine, set against a backdrop of ornate foliage.
Manuscript Cutting: Leaf from a Book of Hours with a Miniature showing the Flight into Egypt
Throughout this leaf from a Book of Hours, there are depictions of new life, devotion, purity, and the unwavering love a mother holds for her child.
Manuscript Cutting: Leaf with a Miniature of Mary Magdalene with Flowers
Leaf with full-page miniature showing St Mary Magdalene; Netherlands; c.1500. Leaf, with full-page miniature.
Manuscript Cutting: Frontispiece from the Giltlingen Psalter with a Miniature of Saints and a Patron
This leaf is the frontispiece of the Giltlingen Psalter. St Ulrich and St Afra are depicted at the top of the miniature.
Manuscript Cutting: Historiated Initial ‘C’ from a Gradual, showing Christian Martyrs
This cutting from a Gradual features an initial C in red and white decorative patterns and burnished gold leaf.
Manuscript Cutting: Historiated Initial ‘M’ from an Antiphonary showing Saint Giustina disputing with Maximian
This historiated initial depicts St. Giustina of Padua disputing with Emperor Maximian, taken from an Antiphonary used in liturgical devotion.