Monday 28 March 2016

The Psalter of Queen Philippa (BL Harley MS 2899)

Historiated initial containing the biblical King David, f. 8.

Colloquial name(s): The Psalter of Queen Philippa
Official name(s): British Library, Harley MS 2899

Date: 1328-1340 (source
Origin: England (source)


Monday 21 March 2016

The Welles Apocalypse (BL Royal MS 15 D II)

Historiated initial containing the head of a woman, f. 7.
Colloquial name(s): The Welles Apocalypse
Official name(s): British Library, Royal MS 15 D II

Date: 1300-1325 (source)
Origin: England (source)

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


Monday 14 March 2016

The Queen Mary Psalter (BL Royal MS 2 B VII)


People, possibly dancing, f. 173v.
Colloquial name(s): The Queen Mary Psalter
Official name(s): British Library, Royal MS 2 B VII

Date: 1310-1320 (source)
Origin: London/Westminster or East Anglia?, England (source)


Monday 7 March 2016

Tuesday 1 March 2016

Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (Chantilly, Musée Condé, MS 65)

February, f. 2v.

Colloquial name(s): Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry
Official name(s): Chantilly, Musée Condé, MS 65

Date: 1412-1416 (Limburg brothers' illustrations), 1420s or 1440s (further embellishments by an anonymous painter), 1485-1489 (illustrations completed or added by Jean Colombe) (source)
Origin: made for the French prince, John, Duke of Berry, France (source)

Online facsimile available via: Mirador (full, zoomable facsimile), Wikimedia Commons (next best online facsimile), Christus Rex (inferior online facsimile)