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Friday, 31 March 2017

Le Roman de la Rose (BL Egerton MS 881)

Dangier warns off Bel Acueil, f. 22v.

Colloquial name(s): Le Roman de la Rose
Official name(s): British Library, Egerton MS 881

Date: 1st half of 14th C, except annotation and pen drawings on f. 172v which are 15th C (source)
Origin: France

Online facsimile available via: British Library Digitised Manuscripts

Monday, 20 March 2017

Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis (BNF Latin 6 (1), 6 (2), 6 (3) and 6 (4))

A man and woman, observed by a group of men, Latin 6 (2), f. 1r.

Colloquial name(s): Biblia Sancti Petri Rodensis, aka Roda Bible, aka Noailles Bible
Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 6 (1), Latin 6 (2), Latin 6 (3) and Latin 6 (4)

Date: 901-1100 (sourcesource, source, source) or c. 1050-1100 (source)
Origin: Monastery of St Peter of Roda, Catalonia, Spain (source)

Online facsimiles available via: Bibliothèque nationale de France Gallica digital library - Latin 6 (1), Latin 6 (2), Latin 6 (3) and Latin 6 (4)

Monday, 14 November 2016

Poésies (BNF Fr. 1586)

Noble men and women dance, f. 51r.

Colloquial name(s): Poésies
Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 1586

Date: c. 1350-55 (source and source, Mandragore)
Origin: Paris, France (source and source, Mandragore)

Online facsimile available via: Bibliothèque Nationale de France Gallica digital library and Bibliothèque Nationale de France Mandragore digital library (enter 'Guillaume de Machaut' into the 'Auteur' box and select 'Chercher', then select 'Français 1586' and select 'Images').


Sunday, 28 August 2016

Meliadus or Guiron le Courtois (BL Add. MS 12228)

Knights and their retinue, f. 157r.

Colloquial name(s): Meliadus or Guiron le Courtois
Official name(s): British Library Additional MS 12228

Date: 1352-1362 (source)
Origin: S. Italy (Naples?) (source)

Online facsimile available via: British Library 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.


Thursday, 14 April 2016

Facta et Dicta Memorabilia (BNF Fr. 9749)

Marriage, f. 76v.

Colloquial name(s): Facta et Dicta Memorabilia (Memorable Facts and Deeds)
Official name(s): Bibliothèque nationale de France Français 9749

Date: 1400-1500 (source) or 1364-1373 (see below).
Origin: France (source)


Sunday, 1 November 2015

Le Jeu des échecs moralisé (University of Chicago Library MS. 392)

Jacobus de Cessolis writes Le Jeu des échecs moralisé. 
Mérodak and the philosopher Xerxès play chess, f. 1r.

Colloquial name(s): Le Jeu des échecs moralisé, The Moralised Game of Chess
Official name(s): University of Chicago Library MS. 392

Date: c. 1365 (source)
Origin: France (source)

Online facsimile available via: The University of Chicago Library (folio numbers at bottom left of page).

The Vienna Bohun Psalter (ÖNB Cod. 1826)

Moses speaking to the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea, f. 85v.

Colloquial name(s): The Vienna Bohun Psalter
Official name(s): Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 1826

Date: 1370 (source), c. 1350 - c. 1353 (source)
Origin: S. England (source)

Online facsimile available via: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (missing its pagination - although the folio numbers are written on the top right corner of each recto page).

Thursday, 29 October 2015

Speculum Humanae Salvationis (ULB Darmstadt Hs 2505)

Lamech harassed by his two wives, f. 37r.

Colloquial name(s): Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Official name(s): Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt Hs 2505

Date: c. 1360
Origin: Westfalen, Germany

Online facsimile available via: Digitale Sammlungen Darmstadt (full zoomable facsimile), DGF viewer (full zoomable facsimile) and Manuscript Minatures (select illustrations)

Las Leyes d'Amors (Bibliothèque Muncipale de Toulouse, MS 2883)

Man at prayer to an effigy of the Virgin and Child, f. 2r.

Colloquial name(s): Las Leyes d'Amors
Official name(s): Bibliothèque Muncipale de Toulouse, MS 2883

Date: 1356, stated in the text (source, second source)
Origin: Toulouse, S.W. France (source)

Online facsimile available via: Rosalis - Bibliothèque Numérique de Toulouse (full facsimile, but fairly low-resolution) and Bibliothèque Virtuelle des Manuscrits Médiévaux (somewhat better resolution)

The Bohun Psalter (BL Egerton MS 3277)

Four scenes from the life of David, f. 29v.

Colloquial name(s): The Bohun Psalter
Official name(s): British Library Egerton MS 3277

Date: second half of 14th C (source)
Origin: London (?), England (source)


Wednesday, 28 October 2015

The Gorleston Psalter (BL Add. MS 49622)

Historiated initial, f. 35r.

Colloquial name(s): The Gorleston Psalter
Official name(s): British Library, Add. MS 49622

Date: 1310-1324 (source); c. 1306, c. 1310-1320 or c. 1320 (source)
Origin: made for a person associated with St. Andrew's, Gorleston, Suffolk (source)

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

The Manesse Codex (UBH Cod. Pal. germ. 848)

Herr Bernger von Horheim, f. 178r.

Colloquial name(s): The Manesse Codex, Große Heidelberger Liederhandschrift
Official name(s): Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Codices Palatini germanici 848

Date: c. 1300-1340 (source and second source)
Origin: Zurich, Germany (source and second source)

Online facsimile available via: Heidelberger historische bestände - digital and via HeidICON


The Alphonso Psalter (BL Add. MS 24686)

Saint Andrew and Saint Lawrence, f. 2r.

Colloquial name(s): The Alphonso Psalter, The Tenison Psalter
Official name(s): British Library, Additional MS 24686

Date: c. 1284-1316, depending on illustrations in question (source)
Origin: London or Westminster, England (source)