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Book of English heraldry, Arms of Geruis Paganell, John Plantagenet, and William Longspay, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Illuminated Manuscript, Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part), Seven Planets (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, moon), This illuminated manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch

Book of English heraldry, Arms of George Plantagenet, John Nevill, and Thomas Gray, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Book of English heraldry, Arms of John Lord Treqois, Robert Qunicy, and Geffray Batotort, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shahnama), Alexander the Great kills Fūr, the king of India, This copy of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah (Book of kings) was written by Muḥammad Mīrak ibn Mīr Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī al-Ustādī, most

Macrobius' Commentarii in somnium Scipionis, Map of the world, This copy of Macrobius' Commentarii in somnium Scipionis was produced most likely in northeastern France in the late twelfth century. The manuscript includes seven major diagrams, of

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Thomas Howard, Thomas Bullen, and John Brandon, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shahnama), Kay Khusraw crosses Lake Zarah in pursuit of Afrāsiyāb, This copy of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah (Book of kings) was written by Muḥammad Mīrak ibn Mīr Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī al-Ustādī, most

Beaupre Antiphonary, Vol. 3, Initial 'A' with Visitation, Cistercian nun in prayer; marginal author portrait of Cistercian monk Johannes de Toussens, Illuminated in Hainaut ca. 1280 and completed in 1290, this collection of richly illuminated

English Brasses, Illustration of Jon Mulsho and his wife Joan, John Woodcock, a twentieth-century calligrapher, hand wrote, illustrated, and bound this book on English Brasses. The manuscript contains drawings of brass rubbings of many knights

Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shahnama), Rustam drinks wine with Kay Khusraw, This copy of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah (Book of kings) was written by Muḥammad Mīrak ibn Mīr Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī al-Ustādī, most probably in Herat

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Thomas Darcye and Ogle Lord Ogle, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the motto

Beaupre Antiphonary, Vol. 1, Initial 'P' with Ascension, Illuminated in Hainaut ca. 1280 and completed in 1290, this collection of richly illuminated Cistercian manuscripts is a rare example of those being produced in Flanders at the end of the

Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shahnama), The first combat of Rustam and Isfandiyār, This copy of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah (Book of kings) was written by Muḥammad Mīrak ibn Mīr Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī al-Ustādī, most probably in

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Monks executed by hanging and ice (part B), This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Chained monk presented to official, This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had its books

Henry of Huntingdon's Historia Anglorum, King Stephen directs Baldwin FitzGilbert to address the army before the Battle of Lincoln, Produced in the early thirteenth-century, this manuscript is an important textual witness to the Historia Anglorum,

Illuminated Manuscript, Doffinnes Hours, Pentecost, This Book of Hours was named The Doffinnes Hours after Franchoise de Doffinnes, who owned the book in the late sixteenth century and whose family’s subsequent history remains chronicled on the

Beaupre Antiphonary, Vol. 2, Originally a set of six, this second volume of the surviving three and a half contains the Assumption of the Virgin (August 15th) through the Advent. It, along with the first volume, was made for the Abbess Beatrix

Book of English heraldry, Arms of John Molton, Carewe, and Andrew Lord Camois, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, Crucifixion, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège. North

Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shahnama), Double-page illuminated frontispiece, This copy of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah (Book of kings) was written by Muḥammad Mīrak ibn Mīr Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī al-Ustādī, most probably in Herat

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Monks see liturgical objects with flames, This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had its

Book of English heraldry, Arms of John Towchett, Poynings Lord St. John (Thomas Poynings), and Reynold west, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on

Les livres du gouvernement des roys et des princes, Author kneeling presenting book to seated Philip the Fair, This early fourteenth century English manuscript is an example of Henri de Gauchy’s French translation of De regimine principum. Giles

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, St. Andrew, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège. North

Book of English heraldry, Arms of John Darcy, John Teis, and Thomas Nevill, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including

Illuminated Manuscript, History of Nigaristan, This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d. 975 AH / 1567-8 CE). The

Henry of Huntingdon's Historia Anglorum, Decorated initial T, Produced in the early thirteenth-century, this manuscript is an important textual witness to the Historia Anglorum, the History of the English People, by Henry, archdeacon of

William of Tyre's Histoire d'Outre Mer, Initial 'P' with Prester John handing a letter for the Pope to a messenger, This manuscript, completed in the later part of the thirteenth century, contains William of Tyre's Estoire d'Eracles (to 1229),

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, St. Lawrence, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège. North

Illuminated Manuscript, Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part), The Veil of Veronica, This illuminated manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch manuscript illumination, and it contains an important

Book of English heraldry, Thomas Poynings, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the motto 'Dieu defende Le Droit'

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Randolph Botevile, John Lord Talbott, and Henry Mallett, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Patent of Nobility granted by Philip III to Don Luys Nuñez Perez, Coronation of the Virgin with King Phillip III, Don Luys Nuñez Perez, and Queen Margaret, This lavishly bound and decorated manuscript was given by King Philip III of Spain to a

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Robert Lord Tatfall, William Latimer, and William de Brewer, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Thomas Lord Howard, Henry Carewe, and Oliver Lord Saint John, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Herauld, Anceline fitzwalter, and Hughe Beauchamp, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Simon de Mountford, Geffray Ludgarshall, and Richard Earle of Clare, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Richardus Rex Primus, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the motto 'Dieu

Book of Hours, Use of Augustinian Canons of Windesheim Chapter, Virgin of Humility, Completed for liturgical use of the Augustinian Canons of the Windesheim Chapter ca. 1450, this Book of Hours features eleven extant miniatures and nine

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Henry Earle ferrers, William Earle Marshall, and Hughe fitzpaine, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first

Gospels, Chapter list for the Gospel of Mark, This volume is primarily remarkable for its excellently preserved early (but not original) binding, as well as the peculiar style of its miniatures. The manuscript opens with an unusual, icon-like

Book of English heraldry, Arms of William Dabignie, Thomas Lord Dacres, and Warren de Mountchenfie, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, Two Apostle Saints, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège.

Book of Hours, Use of Augustinian Canons of Windesheim Chapter, Initial 'D' with the Nativity, Completed for liturgical use of the Augustinian Canons of the Windesheim Chapter ca. 1450, this Book of Hours features eleven extant miniatures and

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, Entombment, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège. North

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Henricus Rex Quartus, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the motto 'Dieu

English Brasses, Illustration of Reginald de Malyns and his two wives, at Chinnor, Oxfordshire, 1385, John Woodcock, a twentieth-century calligrapher, hand wrote, illustrated, and bound this book on English Brasses. The manuscript contains

Book of English heraldry, Walter Hungerford, Sr Warren Gerrard, and Roger Lord Scalles, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Francis Lord Lovell, Edward Gray, and William Nevill, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Book of Hours, Use of Augustinian Canons of Windesheim Chapter, Entombment, Completed for liturgical use of the Augustinian Canons of the Windesheim Chapter ca. 1450, this Book of Hours features eleven extant miniatures and nine historiated

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Sir John Bridges and Sir Edward Hastings, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, Pentecost, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège. North

Peter of Poitier's Historical Genealogy of Christ, Genealogy of Christ from Tare to Zaram, This English manuscript was created in the early thirteenth century, soon after the death of its author, Peter of Poitiers, theologian and Chancellor of

Illuminated Manuscript, Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part), Holy Face and the names of God, This illuminated manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch manuscript illumination, and it contains an

Certification of Arms and Genealogical Treatise, Initial P and coat of arms of the house of Gelabert, This manuscript is a legal certification of coats of arms and a genealogical treatise composed in Spain in 1782

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Robert Lord Ufford, William Mountague, and William Bohume, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Illuminated Manuscript, History of Nigaristan, This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d. 975 AH / 1567-8 CE). The

Macrobius' Commentarii in somnium Scipionis, Marginal diagram gloss, This copy of Macrobius' Commentarii in somnium Scipionis was produced most likely in northeastern France in the late twelfth century. The manuscript includes seven major diagrams,

Liber amicorum of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein, Coon wounds Agamemnon, p. 161, Hans Carl Erlenwein and his classmates in seminary school, all teenage sons of German aristocrats, composed this Liber Amicorum, or friendship book, for his Latin

Liber amicorum of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein, Headpiece, p. 11, Hans Carl Erlenwein and his classmates in seminary school, all teenage sons of German aristocrats, composed this Liber Amicorum, or friendship book, for his Latin alter ego

Illuminated Manuscript, Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part), The twelve signs of the Zodiac, This illuminated manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch manuscript illumination, and it contains an

Book of English heraldry, Arms of George Plantagenet, Richard Plantagenet, and Richard Plantagenet, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first

Illuminated Manuscript, Doffinnes Hours, Floral Decoration, This Book of Hours was named The Doffinnes Hours after Franchoise de Doffinnes, who owned the book in the late sixteenth century and whose family’s subsequent history remains

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, Christ carries the Cross, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of

Beaupre Antiphonary, Vol. 3, Initial 'A' with Presentation in the Temple, Illuminated in Hainaut ca. 1280 and completed in 1290, this collection of richly illuminated Cistercian manuscripts is a rare example of those being produced in Flanders at

Book of English heraldry, Arms of John Lord Howard, William Lord Barckly, and Thomas Howard, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Nicholas Ufflett and Olbert Lord furnivall, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including

Gospels, Evangelist Mark, This volume is primarily remarkable for its excellently preserved early (but not original) binding, as well as the peculiar style of its miniatures. The manuscript opens with an unusual, icon-like prefatory image of the

Book of English heraldry, Arms of William Dabignie, Geffray Mandevile, and Gilbert de Gaunt, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, Trinity with Throne of Grace, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of

Illuminated Manuscript, Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part), Seven Devils, This illuminated manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch manuscript illumination, and it contains an important medieval

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Anthony Woodvile, Richard Wells, and William Hastings, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Illuminated Manuscript, Doffinnes Hours, Madonna and Child, This Book of Hours was named The Doffinnes Hours after Franchoise de Doffinnes, who owned the book in the late sixteenth century and whose family’s subsequent history remains

English Brasses, Illustration of Robert Langton DCL 1518, Queen's College Oxford, John Woodcock, a twentieth-century calligrapher, hand wrote, illustrated, and bound this book on English Brasses. The manuscript contains drawings of brass

Illuminated Manuscript, Doffinnes Hours, Last Judgment, This Book of Hours was named The Doffinnes Hours after Franchoise de Doffinnes, who owned the book in the late sixteenth century and whose family’s subsequent history remains chronicled on

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Thomas Plantagenet, John Plantagenet, and Humfrie Plantagenet, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Mounted soldier receives message, This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had its books

Book of English heraldry, Arms of William Lord Howard, Edward Northe, and John Williams, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Liber amicorum of Joannes Carolus Erlenwein, Title page with bust of Homer, p. 7, Hans Carl Erlenwein and his classmates in seminary school, all teenage sons of German aristocrats, composed this Liber Amicorum, or friendship book, for his

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Multiple monks hung from scaffold, This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had its books

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Raufe Lord Lumly and Richard Barneis, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Piers Lord Malbank, John Mounfichett, and John Moruile, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Piers Butler, Thomas Mamiors, Henry Lord Clifford, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Monk dragged off cliff, This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had its books confiscated

Book of English heraldry, Arms of John Beauchamp, John Wentlock, and Edward Brooke, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, St. Nicholas saves the three youths, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the

Illuminated Manuscript, Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part), The Holy Ghost and the Seven Deadly Sins, This illuminated manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch manuscript illumination, and it

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Odo, Walter Eureux, and Waldeth, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the

Prayer Book, including Office of the Dead, St. Nicasius, This prayer book was produced ca. 1430-40, likely in Brabant, but the contents of the calendar point to Tournai and Cambrai, and the Office of the Dead is for the Use of Liège. North

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Stephen, Hughe Longchamp, and William Cantelupe, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Gospels, Title page for the Gospel of Luke, This volume is primarily remarkable for its excellently preserved early (but not original) binding, as well as the peculiar style of its miniatures. The manuscript opens with an unusual, icon-like

Beaupre Antiphonary, Vol. 3, Entry into Jerusalem, Illuminated in Hainaut ca. 1280 and completed in 1290, this collection of richly illuminated Cistercian manuscripts is a rare example of those being produced in Flanders at the end of the

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Thomas Sackvile, Thomas West, and William Cicell, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves,

Book of English heraldry, Arms of Johannes Rex, This book of English heraldry was completed ca. 1589. The manuscript belonged to the Spencer family, as known through inscriptions on the first few flyleaves, including the motto 'Dieu defende Le

Fathers of the Solovetsky Monastery and their sufferings, Monks defend themselves against besiegers, This manuscript was made around 1800 by an often persecuted group of Russian Christians, the 'Old Believers.' Because this group frequently had

Illuminated Manuscript, Book of kings (Shahnama), Rustam kills a dragon (the third feat), This copy of Firdawsī's Shāhnāmah (Book of kings) was written by Muḥammad Mīrak ibn Mīr Muḥammad al-Ḥusaynī al-Ustādī, most probably in Herat

Les livres du gouvernement des roys et des princes, King and a scholar conversing atop the ramparts of a walled city, This early fourteenth century English manuscript is an example of Henri de Gauchy’s French translation of De regimine principum.

Illuminated Manuscript, History of Nigaristan, Illuminated Frontispiece, This is an illuminated and illustrated Safavid copy of the History of Nigaristan (Iran), known as Kitāb-i Nigāristān or Tārīkh-i Nigāristān by Ahmad Ghaffārī (d.

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