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Type: Manuscript (1072)
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1512CCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1511CCCC0
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1950.154CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1945.169CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227CCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries
Byzantium, Constantinople
1942.152CCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels
Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)
1924.430CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta
Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other
1951.394CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)
1953.24CCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1930.105CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St....
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445CCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation
Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other
1950.374CCCC0
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross
Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century
2001.77CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved...
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.500CCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1953.366CCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79CCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)
Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
1945.383CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of...
Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)
2001.78CCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah...
Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other
1988.96CCCC0
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:"  Initial D[omino]
Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century
1952.88CCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation
Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)
1924.431CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)
1924.1013CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew
Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)
2005.204CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised...
Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century
2011.56CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
2014.21CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.63CCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual
Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)
1949.536CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)
France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century
1926.244CCCC0
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi
Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)
1988.101CCCC0
The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2003.172CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2011.57CCCC0
Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke
France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century
1968.190CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an
Seljuk Iran
1939.507CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist
Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)
1950.1CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross
Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century
2006.14CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book
William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)
2011.53CCCC0
Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes...
Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)
1949.203CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual
Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century
1933.446CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.501CCCC0
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist:  Single...
Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)
1959.128CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
1999.130CCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens]  from a Gradual: Madonna and Child
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1924.1012CCCC0
Gradual
Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)
1921.140CCCC0
Buddhist Manuscript
Sri Lanka
1949.227CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity
Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other
2003.173CCCC0
Antiphonary
Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)
1930.661CCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration...
Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
1944.479CCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition
Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)
1985.80CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1512tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 28.8 x 24.3 cm (11 5/16 x 9 9/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1942.1511ink, tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament
Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century
1950.154ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16.3 x 10.9 cm (6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram...
Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
1943.658opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)Grace Rainey Rogers FundCCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1945.169opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paperOverall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Recto Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Verso image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1956.10opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paperRecto Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)
Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)
1952.227ink, tempera, and gold on vellumCodex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.)Gift of the Feiss family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. FeissCCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries
Byzantium, Constantinople
1942.152ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather bindingSheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court
Italy, Genoa
1953.152ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccio's Des Cleres et nobles femmes:...
Maître François (French)
1924.1015tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 13 x 9.1 cm (5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ...
Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)
1944.490opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperEdward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Betrayal of Christ
Maître François (French)
2005.208ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 12.4 x 9.3 cm (4 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels
Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)
1924.430tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 8.2 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment
Germany, Regensburg
1953.637ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 21.3 x 18.2 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi
Master of Thomas Hoo (French)
2011.60ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 20.2 x 14.4 cm (7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds
France, Troyes?, 15th century
2011.61ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 20.1 x 13.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta
Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other
1951.394tempera and gold on vellumSheet: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation
England
1952.230ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin
Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)
1953.24Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1930.105ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 38.6 x 36.5 cm (15 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.); Framed: 68.9 x 53 cm (27 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.); Matted: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised...
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
1999.128ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2001.76ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumOverall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of...
Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other
2001.80ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumOverall: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
1999.129ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St....
Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century
1933.445ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumSheet: 34.6 x 23.4 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Meta-Discourse on the Teachings from the Treasury (Abidharmakosha-Bhashya)
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1916.1060handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paperOverall: 26.4 x 670.6 cm (10 3/8 x 264 in.)Worcester R. Warner CollectionCCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation
Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and 1 other
1950.374tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David
Italy, Florence, 15th century
1964.149ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 45.7 x 34.3 cm (18 x 13 1/2 in.)Gift of Dr. Norman ZaworskiCCCC0
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel
France, Paris, 13th century
1959.272ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross
Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century
2001.77ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumOverall: 15.3 x 11.1 cm (6 x 4 3/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved...
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.500opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sidedSheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1953.366ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 17 x 12.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
1955.79ink, tempera, and gold on vellumFolio: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso)
Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century
1945.383opaque watercolor and gold on paperOverall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of...
Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)
2001.78ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul
South Flanders
2003.171ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2001.75ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah...
Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other
1988.96Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paperSheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Manuscript of the Five Protections (Pancharaksha)
Eastern India, Bihar or Bengal, possibly Sattar
16.2014Gum tempera, ink, and gold on 89 palm leavesOverall: 5.7 x 54.6 cm (2 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection©
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:"  Initial D[omino]
Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century
1952.88ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco...
Benedetto Bordone (Italian)
2011.69ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 23.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation
Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)
1924.431ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 19.7 x 16.7 cm (7 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion
Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)
1924.1013ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 26.8 x 20.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso)
Bohemia
1949.204ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchmentSheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity
Bohemia, Prague, 15th century
1976.100ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 56.8 x 38.9 cm (22 3/8 x 15 5/16 in.); Framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost
Jean Poyet (French)
1924.426Tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 17.5 x 11.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Cutting from a Gradual: Initial I with Departure of Tobias
"Master of Noah's Ark" (Italian)
2011.68ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 17.8 x 17.4 cm (7 x 6 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso)
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)
1944.494ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paperImage: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew
Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)
2005.204ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised...
Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century
2011.56ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and...
Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)
2014.21ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumLeaf: 16 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Bifolio from a Gradual:  Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and...
Italy, Siena (?)
1950.391Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)...
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1960.199Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperImage: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)Gift of John C. HeegeCCCC0
Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David...
Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other
2003.174ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves)
Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)
2011.63ink, tempera and gold on vellumLeaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual
Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)
1949.536ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16.7 x 16 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso)
France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century
1926.244ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with...
Italy, Florence (?)
1952.107ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 28 x 24 cm (11 x 9 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi
Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)
1988.101opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paperSheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2001.79ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
The Visitation: Leaf from a Book of Hours (5 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2003.172ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 16.1 x 12.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (6 of 6 Excised Leaves)
Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) and 1 other
2011.57ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellumLeaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets
Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)
1953.280tempera and gold on parchmentSheet: 15.1 x 9.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke
France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century
1968.190ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 17.3 x 16.1 cm (6 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an
Seljuk Iran
1939.507opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist
Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)
1950.1Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus...
Italy, Arezzo(?)
1951.314ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 13.4 x 13.4 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS....
Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century
1953.642ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 57 x 39 cm (22 7/16 x 15 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and...
Italy, Naples
1954.145ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2...
Northeastern France or Flanders
1999.126ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text...
Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century
2006.12ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 13.9 x 10.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross
Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century
2006.14tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 18.7 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book
William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)
2011.53ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 18.5 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso)
Northeastern France, 15th century
2014.23ink, tempera, and gold on vellumLeaf: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape...
France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century
2006.13ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the...
Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)
1959.254ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 33.6 x 25.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.); Framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes...
Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)
1949.203ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 57.9 x 38.3 cm (22 13/16 x 15 1/16 in.); Framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a  Portrait of St. Luke
Central Ethiopia, 15th century
1999.212ink and tempera on vellumSheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi
Italy, Siena, 13th century
1952.280ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 17 x 21 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and ...
Italy
1955.78Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 55 x 33.5 cm (21 5/8 x 13 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text...
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2006.146opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperGift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.CCCC0
Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2...
England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century
1999.122tempera and ink on vellumSheet: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised...
England, Glastonbury?, 13th century
2011.52tempera and ink on vellumLeaf: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2011.66ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with...
Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century
1939.677ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 57.8 x 40.7 cm (22 3/4 x 16 in.); Framed: 72.5 x 55 x 4 cm (28 9/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.); Folio: 72.5 x 55 x 4 cm (28 9/16 x 21 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets...
Northeastern France, 15th century
1945.16ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 36.3 x 27.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual
Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century
1933.446gold and silver ink on purple parchmentSheet: 29 x 10 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Framed: 39.4 x 52.1 x 3.2 cm (15 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his...
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1944.487opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.501opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paperSheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) and 1 other
2006.148Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paperGift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto) and Calendar...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2011.65ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends ...
Abbot Frowin (Swiss)
1955.74ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 27.3 x 19 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.); Framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); Matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist:  Single...
Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)
1959.128ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden FundsCCCC0
Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary:  Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the...
Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century
1943.386ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 56 x 41 cm (22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment
Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and 1 other
1999.130ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 12.6 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens]  from a Gradual: Madonna and Child
Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)
1924.1012ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 16 x 13 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Gradual
Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)
1921.140Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; wood bindingCodex: 51.1 x 35.6 x 8.9 cm (20 1/8 x 14 x 3 1/2 in.)General Income FundCCCC0
Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text
Myanmar (Burma)
1945.172Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on clothCovers: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)Edward L. Whittemore FundCCCC0
Buddhist Manuscript
Sri Lanka
1949.227Covers: Gum tempera on wood; pages: charcoal on palm leavesOverall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction
Flanders, Bruges, 14th century
1924.1014ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 27.3 x 20.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 in.)Gift from J. H. WadeCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the...
France, Brittany(?), 15th century
1999.127ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity
Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other
2003.173ink, tempera and gold on vellumEach leaf: 59.8 x 4.1 cm (23 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Floral Initial (recto); Text (verso)
Italy
2022.134Ink, tempera, and gold on vellumOverall: 50.7 x 35.4 cm (19 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)Gift in memory of Robert M. Gotwald by his children, Karen Gotwald, Michael Gotwald, David Gotwald, and Robbie DuncanCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven
Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century
1928.652ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Antiphonary
Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)
1930.661ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentCodex: 55.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm (22 x 17 x 4 in.)Gift of the Right Reverend William A. LeonardCCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration...
Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century
1944.479opaque watercolor and ink on paperSheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Text area: 29 x 24.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition
Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)
1985.80tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 15.4 x 10 cm (6 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 x 34.3 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with...
Northern Italy, 15th century
1999.132ink, tempera, and gold on vellumEach leaf: 52.1 x 34.9 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with...
Italy, Bologna
1953.641ink, tempera, and gold on vellumSheet: 56.5 x 41.9 cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0