Collection · 173 pieces

A Cabinet of Wonders

Anatomy plates, clock movements, manuscripts and the collectors’ curiosities.

From Feverglass 49The Scriptorium 21The Alembic 9Cabinet of Curiosities 5 and 4 more houses

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1–21 of 21 pieces

The Whale Mistaken for an Island

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

PA-00927from $55

The Four Evangelist Symbols

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

PA-00902from $55

The Temptation of Christ

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

PA-00904from $55

Christ Enthroned

Unknown Insular scribe-artists

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

PA-00920from $55

A Plate from the Cloisters Apocalypse

Unknown Norman illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1330

PA-00922from $55

The Eight-Circle Cross

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

PA-00903from $55

The Phoenix

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

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The Lion, King of Beasts

Unknown English illuminator (made for the Benedictine priory of St Andrew, Rochester)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230

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The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

Unknown English illuminator (made for the Benedictine priory of St Andrew, Rochester)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230

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The Fox Who Feigned Death

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Beaver's Sacrifice

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Chi Rho Monogram

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

PA-00900Display only

The Virgin and Child

Unknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)

Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 AD

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Incipit to Matthew

Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Illuminated manuscript, c. 715–720 AD

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July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00916Display only

The Garden of Eden

The Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean Colombe

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Beatus Vir Initial

Unknown Rhineland illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, late 12th–early 13th century

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The Pelican in Her Piety

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

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The Panther's Sweet Breath

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

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The Caladrius

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

PA-00930Display only

Pieces

The Whale Mistaken for an Island

The Four Evangelist Symbols

The Temptation of Christ

Christ Enthroned

A Plate from the Cloisters Apocalypse

The Eight-Circle Cross

The Phoenix

The Lion, King of Beasts

The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

The Fox Who Feigned Death

The Beaver's Sacrifice

The Chi Rho Monogram

The Virgin and Child

Incipit to Matthew

July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

December — The Boar Hunt at Vincennes

The Garden of Eden

The Beatus Vir Initial

The Pelican in Her Piety

The Panther's Sweet Breath

The Caladrius