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Manuscripts and Lettering for the study

Illuminated pages and the scribes’ alphabets.

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49–90 of 90 pieces

The First Parable: Miners at the Rock

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

PA-00502from $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

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 Zodiac Man

Limbourg brothers

Engraved plate, 1416

PA-02277from $60

The Seven Planets

German alchemical manuscript

Engraved plate

PA-02278from $95

The Arms of the Art

attributed to Salomon Trismosin

Plate, c. 1582

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The Peacock’s Tail

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

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

Plate, c. 1600–1700

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February — The Peasants' Hearth

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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November — Gathering Acorns

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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The Gathering of the Manna

The Master of Catherine of Cleves

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1440

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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 Drowning King

attributed to Salomon Trismosin

Plate, c. 1582

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The Knight of the Double Fountain

attributed to Salomon Trismosin

Plate, c. 1582

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Arma Artis — The Arms of the Art

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Knight Upon Two Fountains

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Fifth Parable: The Two-Headed Figure

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Three Birds Contend Within the Vessel

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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The Three-Headed Dragon of the Sun

Unknown illuminator (text attributed to Salomon Trismosin)

Plate, 1582 copy

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Ripley Scroll — Beinecke Mellon MS 41

Unknown English scribe-illuminator; verses attributed to George Ripley and Richard Carpenter

Plate, c. 1570

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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

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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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March — Plowing at Lusignan

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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April — The Betrothal

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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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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September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur

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

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1412–1416

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October — Sowing Before the Louvre

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

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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

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A Gorleston Psalter Drollery

Unknown East Anglian illuminator

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1310–1324

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Threshing at Harvest — The Luttrell Psalter

Unknown East Anglian illuminator, commissioned by Sir Geoffrey Luttrell

Illuminated manuscript, c. 1325–1340

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Pieces

The First Parable: Miners at the Rock

The Eight-Circle Cross

January — The Duke's New Year

August — The Falconry Party

The Zodiac Man

The Seven Planets

The Arms of the Art

The Peacock’s Tail

Ripley Scroll — Getty Research Institute, 950053

February — The Peasants' Hearth

November — Gathering Acorns

The Gathering of the Manna

The Phoenix

The Lion, King of Beasts

The Griffin, Guardian of Gold

The Fox Who Feigned Death

The Beaver's Sacrifice

The Drowning King

The Knight of the Double Fountain

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

Ripley Scroll — Beinecke Mellon MS 41

The Chi Rho Monogram

The Virgin and Child

Incipit to Matthew

March — Plowing at Lusignan

April — The Betrothal

June — Haymaking Before the Sainte-Chapelle

July — Shearing and Harvest at Poitiers

September — The Grape Harvest at Saumur

October — Sowing Before the Louvre

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

A Gorleston Psalter Drollery

Threshing at Harvest — The Luttrell Psalter

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