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Methodius – Cue letter problem

Methodius – Cue letter problem

There are three initials here: The original cue letter, scarcely visible, is a very fine, round-humped M (zoom in). The rubricated R …

Look to the East

Look to the East

Postilles de Nic. de Lire sur la Bible. Latin 11972 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11972, fol. …

Pharaoh’s Defeat

Pharaoh’s Defeat

Postilles de Nic. de Lire sur la Bible. Latin 11972 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11972, fol. …

Tabernacle Romance

Tabernacle Romance

Postilles de Nic. de Lire sur la Bible. Latin 11972 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11972, fol. …

The Hierarchy of Heaven

The Hierarchy of Heaven

According to Pseudo-Dionysius, there are nine orders of angels in the hierarchy of Heaven: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, …

Dragon beater

Dragon beater

Horae ad usum Parisiensem [Grandes Heures de Jean de Berry]. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 919, fol. …

Ribbon, Garland, Angel

Ribbon, Garland, Angel

Strabo , Geographica , Guarinus Veronensis interpres Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 4797, fol. Bv.

Cicero’s Web Site

Cicero’s Web Site

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Epistolae ad familiares, ad Brutum, ad Quintum fratrem et adAtticum . Deux volumes. I. Cicero, Epistolae ad familiares. Source: …

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Postilles de Nic. de Lire sur la Bible. Latin 11975 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11975, fol. …

Speak your mind

Speak your mind

Postilles de Nic. de Lire sur la Bible. Latin 11978 Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 11978, fol. …

Candelabra, flames, cue letter

Candelabra, flames, cue letter

S. Cyprianus , Carthaginensis episcopus , Epistolae Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 1659, fol. 242v.

Vertical Catchwords

Vertical Catchwords

S. Cyprianus , Carthaginensis episcopus , Epistolae Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 1659, fol. 48v.

Paysage in frame

Paysage in frame

S. Cyprianus , Carthaginensis episcopus , Epistolae Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 1659, fol. 1r.