Crossing Borders
[Muntakhab-i] Dīvān-i Navā’ī / منتخب ديوان نوائي Source: British Library Or 3493, f. 3r.
Johah and the Whale
It looks to me like the great fish is in the water in the upper bowl of the capital letter E, while …
Paradysus
Saint-Omer, 1121. Source: Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent Liber Floridus Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS. 92, fol. 52r.
Constellation Orion
Saint-Omer, 1121. Source: Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent Liber Floridus Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, HS. 92, fol. 90v.
Cursus Solis Solsticialis
Here’s how you figure it out: Saint-Omer, 1121. Source: Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent Liber Floridus, HS. 92, fol. 25r.
Verba is the Word
I’m not sure what astonishes me more, the color palette, the unusual blend of motifs, or perhaps the casual stylistic insouciance in …
Creating the Heavens
The first part of the ‘Montpellier Bible’, containing the Book of Genesis to the Book of Malachi. Source: British Library Harley ms …
Refined Lines
Lancelot du Lac Source: British Library Harley ms 4419, f.30r.
St. Denys
Vie de saint Denys et ses compaignons Source: British Library Harley ms 4409, f.10r.
In Capable Hands
Guillaume de Diguleville, Pèlerinage de la vie humaine Source: British Library Harley ms 4399, f.59v.
Your Undivided Attention
Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, …
Color Table
Computational and astronomical notes; prognostics Source: British Library Egerton MS 3314, f.8v.
Bearded Scribe with Knot
Miscellany, including Pontificals, a Benedictional, Law Codes, documents, and miniatures Source: British Library Cotton MS Claudius A III, f.30r.
Corner Writing
Gospel-book (‘Lindisfarne Gospels’) Source: British Library Cotton MS Nero D IV, f. 3r. Gospel-book (‘Lindisfarne Gospels’) Source: British Library Cotton MS Nero …