The Peacock’s TailUnknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)Plate, 1582 copyPA-00506Display only
Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses traditionally attributed to George RipleyPlate, c. 1600–1700PA-00522Display only
The Lion, King of BeastsUnknown English illuminator (made for the Benedictine priory of St Andrew, Rochester)Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230PA-00926Display only
The Griffin, Guardian of GoldUnknown English illuminator (made for the Benedictine priory of St Andrew, Rochester)Illuminated manuscript, c. 1230PA-00928Display only
The Fox Who Feigned DeathUnknown English illuminatorIlluminated manuscript, c. 1200PA-00931Display only
Emblem VIII — The Egg and the SwordMichael Maier; engraved by Matthäus MerianEngraving, 1617PA-00456Display only
Emblem XXI — Squaring the CircleMichael Maier; engraved by Matthäus MerianEngraving, 1617PA-00457Display only
Arma Artis — The Arms of the ArtUnknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)Plate, 1582 copyPA-00500Display only
The Knight Upon Two FountainsUnknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)Plate, 1582 copyPA-00501Display only
The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed FigureUnknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)Plate, 1582 copyPA-00503Display only
Three Birds Contend Within the VesselUnknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)Plate, 1582 copyPA-00504Display only
The Three-Headed Dragon of the SunUnknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)Plate, 1582 copyPA-00505Display only
The First KeyMatthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599PA-00525Display only
The Fourth KeyMatthaeus Merian the Elder, engraver (text attributed to Basilius Valentinus)Engraving, Late 17th century; text tradition traced to ca. 1599PA-00526Display only
The Chi Rho MonogramUnknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 ADPA-00900Display only
The Virgin and ChildUnknown Insular scribe-artists (traditionally associated with the community of Columba, Iona and Kells)Illuminated manuscript, c. 800 ADPA-00901Display only
Incipit to MatthewTraditionally attributed to Eadfrith, Bishop of LindisfarneIlluminated manuscript, c. 715–720 ADPA-00905Display only
July — Shearing and Harvest at PoitiersThe Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean ColombeIlluminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416PA-00912Display only
December — The Boar Hunt at VincennesThe Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean ColombeIlluminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416PA-00916Display only
The Garden of EdenThe Limbourg Brothers (Herman, Paul & Jean de Limbourg); later folios completed by Jean ColombeIlluminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416PA-00919Display only
The Beatus Vir InitialUnknown Rhineland illuminatorIlluminated manuscript, late 12th–early 13th centuryPA-00923Display only
The Pelican in Her PietyUnknown Franco-Flemish illuminatorIlluminated manuscript, c. 1270PA-00924Display only
The Panther's Sweet BreathUnknown English illuminatorIlluminated manuscript, c. 1200PA-00929Display only