Saturday, 28 May 2016

Breviari d'Amor (BL Royal MS 19 C I)

Temptation to sin by fine clothing, f. 203v.

Colloquial name(s): Breviari d'Amor, by Matfre Ermengaud
Official name(s): British Library, Royal MS 19 C I

Date: 1300-1325 (source)
Origin: Occitan/Provencal France (source)


Saturday, 21 May 2016

The St. Omer Psalter (BL Yates Thompson MS 14)

Jonah and the whale, f. 70v.

Colloquial name(s): The St Omer Psalter
Official name(s): British Library, Yates Thompson MS 14

Date: c. 1330-1340 (source)
Origin: east England (Mulbarton, Norfolk?) (source)


Saturday, 14 May 2016

La Bible Historiale Complétée (BL Royal MS 1 A XX)

Virgin and Child, f. 23.

Colloquial name(s): La Bible Historiale Complétée, by Guyart des Moulins
Official name(s): British Library, Royal MS 1 A XX

Date: 1312 (source)
Origin: Paris, France (source)

Online facsimile available via: British Library Online Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts


Saturday, 7 May 2016

The Howard Psalter & The De Lisle Psalter (BL Arundel MS 83)

Lignum vitae (The Tree of Life), based on Bonaventura, f. 13r.

Colloquial name(s): The Howard Psalter (ff. 1r-116v) and The De Lisle Psalter (ff. 117r-135v)
Official name(s): British Library Arundel MS 83

Date: c. 1308-1340 (source)
Origin: East Anglia, England (Howard Psalter) and London(?), England (De Lisle Psalter) (source)



Sunday, 1 May 2016

The Book of Kells (TCD MS 58)

F. 1v.

Colloquial name(s): The Book of Kells
Official name(s): Trinity College Dublin MS 58

Date: 9th Century (source)
Origin: scriptorium of the monastery on Iona (source)

Online facsimile available via: Trinity College Dublin Digital Collections