Tuesday 28 June 2016

Psalter fragments (BL Royal MS 13 D I*)

Historiated initial of the biblical King David with a fool, f. 18r.

Colloquial name(s): Psalter fragments
Official names(s): British Library, Royal MS 13 D I*

Date: 1350-1375 (source)
Origin: England (source)

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

Tuesday 21 June 2016

Hardenberg's Codex (GKS 1154 2º)

King and bishop, f. 6r.

Colloquial name(s): Hardenberg's Codex
Official name(s): Det Kongelige Bibliotek GKS 1154 2º

Date: first half of 14th C (ff. 1r-60v), towards end of 14th C (ff. 61r-91v), 16th C (ff. 92r-100v) (source)
Origin: Norway (source)

Online facsimile available via: Det Kongelige Bibliotek e-Manuskripter and Det Kongelige Bibliotek - in both cases, click on the left hand links to see folios.


Tuesday 14 June 2016

The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg (Met. Museum acc. no. 69.86)

The Three Living and the Three Dead, f. 321v and 322r.

Colloquial name(s): The Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg, Duchess of Normandy
Official name(s): The Metropolitan Museum, New York, The Cloisters Collection, accession number 69.86

Date: before 1349 (source)
Origin: Paris, France (source)

Online facsimile available via: Good-quality photographs are available of select pages via the Metropolitan Museum's Online Collections (click on 'additional images' and 'more images').

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Lancelot-Grail (BL Add. MS 10292, 10293, 10294 and 10294/1)

Joseph and his father talk to Queen Sarracinte (Seraqueite).
BL Add. 10292, f. 17r.

Colloquial name(s): Lancelot-Grail (The Prose Vulgate Cycle)
Official name(s): British Library Additional MS 10292, 10293, 10294 and 10294/1

Date: 1316 (source, source, source, source)
Origin: N. France (Saint-Omer or Tournai) (source, source, source, source)

Online facsimile available via: British Library Online Catalogue of Digitised Manuscripts - BL Add. MS 10292, 10293, 10294 and 10294/1

Wednesday 1 June 2016

The De Lisle Hours (Morgan MS G.50)

The Three Living, f. 6v.

Colloquial name(s): The De Lisle Hours
Official name(s): Pierpont Morgan Library, MS G.50

Date: 1316-1331 (source)
Origin: possibly York, England (source)

Online facsimile available via: Corsair - The Online Catalog of The Pierpont Morgan Library - click on 'Browse CORSAIR for images of this manuscript'