Collection · 173 pieces

A Cabinet of Wonders

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

From The Scriptorium 31The Alembic 9The Complication 7Cabinet of Curiosities 6 and 2 more houses

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Asteridea

Ernst Haeckel (lithograph by Adolf Giltsch)

Lithograph, 1899–1904

PA-00271from $60

Horlogerie — Réveil à Poids

Robert Bénard, after Fossier

Plate, 18th century

PA-00530from $55

Horlogerie — Vue Perspective d’un Carillon

Robert Bénard, after Fossier

Plate, 18th century

PA-00531from $55

Horlogerie — Ouvrages et Outils

Robert Bénard, after Fossier

Plate, 18th century

PA-00529from $60

May — The Green Ride

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00910from $60

The Gravid Uterus

William Hunter, drawn by Jan van Rymsdyk

Plate, 1774

PA-00948from $55

C. Detouche, Printed Announcement

C. Detouche (house), unknown engraver

Engraving, 19th century

PA-00547from $55

The Anatomical Angel

Jacques-Fabien Gautier d’Agoty

Plate, 1746

PA-00941from $55

A Bourgery Plate

J.-B. M. Bourgery & N. H. Jacob

Lithograph, 1831–1854

PA-00945from $60

A Clock Face and Its Mechanism

Unknown engraver

Engraving, 18th–19th century

PA-00532from $55

Leaf with an Illuminated Initial D

Unidentified illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, 15th century

PA-00305from $55

The Zodiac Man

The Limbourg brothers

Plate, c. 1416

PA-00459from $55

The Anatomical Man

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00918from $55

The Whale Mistaken for an Island

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

PA-00927from $55

The Sun Rises Over the City

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00507from $60

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 Book of the Fixed Stars

'Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Plate, Copied late 15th century

PA-00259from $60

Cubomedusae

Ernst Haeckel (lithograph by Adolf Giltsch)

Lithograph, 1899–1904

PA-00272from $60

Spiders, Ants, and a Hummingbird

Maria Sibylla Merian

Plate, 1705

PA-00290from $55

Leaf with the Annunciation

Unidentified illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, 15th century

PA-00304from $60

Three Phrenological Heads

Engraver unknown

Engraving, 19th century

PA-00473from $95

The First Parable: Miners at the Rock

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00502from $55

The Zytglogge Sketches — 1534

Unknown draughtsman

Plate, 1534

PA-00541from $60

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

January — The Duke's New Year

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00906from $60

August — The Falconry Party

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00917from $60

The Peacock’s Tail

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00506Display only

Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses traditionally attributed to George Ripley

Plate, c. 1600–1700

PA-00522Display only

February — The Peasants' Hearth

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00907Display only

November — Gathering Acorns

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00915Display only

The Phoenix

Unknown Franco-Flemish illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1270

PA-00925Display only

The Lion, King of Beasts

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230

PA-00926Display only

The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230

PA-00928Display only

The Beaver's Sacrifice

Unknown English illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1200

PA-00932Display only

Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00500Display only

The Knight Upon Two Fountains

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00501Display only

The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00503Display only

Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00504Display only

The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00505Display only

Holbein’s Design for a Clocksalt — 1543

Hans Holbein the Younger

Plate, 1543

PA-00542Display only

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

PA-00901Display only

Incipit to Matthew

Traditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne

Illuminated manuscript, c. 715–720 AD

PA-00905Display only

March — Plowing at Lusignan

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00908Display only

April — The Betrothal

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

PA-00909Display only

Pieces

Asteridea

Horlogerie — Réveil à Poids

Horlogerie — Vue Perspective d’un Carillon

Horlogerie — Ouvrages et Outils

May — The Green Ride

The Gravid Uterus

C. Detouche, Printed Announcement

The Anatomical Angel

A Bourgery Plate

A Clock Face and Its Mechanism

Leaf with an Illuminated Initial D

The Zodiac Man

The Anatomical Man

The Whale Mistaken for an Island

The Sun Rises Over the City

The Four Evangelist Symbols

The Temptation of Christ

Christ Enthroned

A Plate from the Cloisters Apocalypse

The Book of the Fixed Stars

Cubomedusae

Spiders, Ants, and a Hummingbird

Leaf with the Annunciation

Three Phrenological Heads

The First Parable: Miners at the Rock

The Zytglogge Sketches — 1534

The Eight-Circle Cross

January — The Duke's New Year

August — The Falconry Party

The Peacock’s Tail

Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

February — The Peasants' Hearth

November — Gathering Acorns

The Phoenix

The Lion, King of Beasts

The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

The Beaver's Sacrifice

Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

The Knight Upon Two Fountains

The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Holbein’s Design for a Clocksalt — 1543

The Chi Rho Monogram

The Virgin and Child

Incipit to Matthew

March — Plowing at Lusignan

April — The Betrothal