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Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057–1063

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.1511CCCC0

Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057–1063

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.1512CCCC0

Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330–35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period

1943.658CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1945.169CCCC0

Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1956.10CCCC0

Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1942.152CCCC0

The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of..., c. 1530–1535

Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other

2001.80CCCC0

Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), c. 1470

Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)

1952.227CCCC0

Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court, c. 1330

Italy, Genoa

1953.152CCCC0

Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccio's Des Cleres et nobles femmes:..., c. 1470

circle of Maître François (French)

1924.1015CCCC0

Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485

style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

1944.490CCCC0

Manuscript of the Five Protections (Pancharaksha), Thursday, August 2, 1117 (Year 39 of Ramapala, reign 1078/79–at least 1130)

Eastern India, Bihar or Bengal, possibly Sattar

16.2014©

Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084

Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century

1950.154CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto) and Calendar..., c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

2011.65CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape..., c. 1500–1510

France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century

2006.13CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465

Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)

2011.63CCCC0

Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels, c. 1332

Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)

1924.430CCCC0

Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment, c. 1330

Germany, Regensburg

1953.637CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325–50

England

1952.230CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s

attributed to Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)

1953.24CCCC0

Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text, 1800s

Myanmar

1945.172CCCC0

Buddhist Manuscript, c. 1700

Sri Lanka

1949.227CCCC0

Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371–77

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)

1930.105CCCC0

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s

style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1944.494CCCC0

Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised..., c. 1420–1430

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop

1999.128CCCC0

The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop

2001.76CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St...., c. 1190

Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century

1933.445CCCC0

Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation, c. 1365–75

Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and Workshop

1950.374CCCC0

Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290

France, Paris, 13th century

1959.272CCCC0

Meta-Discourse on the Teachings from the Treasury (Abidharmakosha-Bhashya), 1100s

Japan, Heian period

1916.1060CCCC0

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved..., 1540–70

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period

1947.500CCCC0

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315

Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century

1945.383CCCC0

Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1430

Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century

2001.77CCCC0

Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual, 1409–10

Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)

1949.536CCCC0

Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325

South Flanders

2003.171CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory..., c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

2001.79CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of..., c. 1460–70

follower of Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)

2001.78CCCC0

Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes..., c. 1330

Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)

1949.203CCCC0

Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1520–40

attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other

1988.96CCCC0

Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino], c.1030

Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century

1952.88CCCC0

Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the..., c. 1440–1450

Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)

1959.254CCCC0

Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco..., c. 1523–1524

Benedetto Bordone (Italian)

2011.69CCCC0

Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–04

Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim

2005.145CCCC0

Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation, 1430–1438

Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)

1924.431CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1390

attributed to Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)

1924.1013CCCC0

Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David..., c. 1530–35

Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other

2003.174CCCC0

Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1330–40

Bohemia

1949.204CCCC0

Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost, c. 1500

Jean Poyet (French)

1924.426CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew, c. 1415–20

follower of Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)

2005.204CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised..., early 1300s

Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century

2011.56CCCC0

Bifolio from a Gradual: Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and..., c. 1300

Italy, Siena

1950.391CCCC0

Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590–1600

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century

1960.199CCCC0

Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600

Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)

1988.101CCCC0

Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with..., c. 1300–1340

Italy, Florence

1952.107CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets, c. 1485

attributed to Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)

1953.280CCCC0

Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity, early 1400s

Bohemia, Prague, 15th century

1976.100CCCC0

Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke, c. 1100

France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century

1968.190CCCC0

Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s

Seljuk Iran

1939.507CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and..., mid-1300s

Italy, Naples

1954.145CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2..., c. 1300–1330

Northeastern France or Flanders

1999.126CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s

attributed to Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)

1950.1CCCC0

Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book, c. 1230–40

circle or workshop of William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)

2011.53CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS...., 1475

Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century

1953.642CCCC0

Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus..., c. 1300–1350

Italy, Arezzo

1951.314CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with..., c. 1330–1350

Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century

1939.677CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and..., c. 1415

workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)

2014.21CCCC0

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text..., c. 1460–1500

Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century

2006.12CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross, c. 1510–1520

Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century

2006.14CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480

Central Ethiopia, 15th century

1999.212CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and ..., c. 1270–1300

Italy

1955.78CCCC0

Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text..., c. 1560–80

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period

2006.146CCCC0

Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1200–1240

Italy, Siena, 13th century

1952.280CCCC0

Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830–60

Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century

1933.446CCCC0

Pair of Graduals: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto) and Mass for the..., c. 1480

Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)

1927.425CCCC0

Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2..., c. 1225–50

England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century

1999.122CCCC0

Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised..., c. 1225–1250

England, Glastonbury?, 13th century

2011.52CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with..., c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

2011.66CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475–1485

attributed to Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other

1951.394CCCC0

Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240

Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century

1933.448.1CCCC0

Bifolio with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240

Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century

1933.448.2CCCC0

Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the..., c. 1425–1450

Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century

1943.386CCCC0

Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555–65

Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period

1944.487CCCC0

Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556–65

Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period

1947.501CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1430

Northeastern France, 15th century

2014.23CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500

Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other

2003.173CCCC0

Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets..., c. 1470

Northeastern France, 15th century

1945.16CCCC0

Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist: Single..., c. 1310–20

circle of Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)

1959.128CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment, 1430s

Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and Workshop

1999.130CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven, c. 1425–1450

Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century

1928.652CCCC0

Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends ..., c. 1143–1178

probably by Abbot Frowin (Swiss)

1955.74CCCC0

Gradual, c. 1520

circle of Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)

1921.140CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s

North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century

1993.39CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the..., c. 1410–1420

France, Brittany(?), 15th century

1999.127CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens..., c. 1160–1165

France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century

1954.598CCCC0

Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with..., c. 1420–1450

Northern Italy, 15th century

1999.132CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with..., c. 1408

Italy, Bologna, 15th century

1953.641CCCC0

The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration..., 1341

Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century

1944.479CCCC0

Antiphonary, c. 1470–1480

follower of Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)

1930.661CCCC0

Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition, c. 1240–1250

Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)

1985.80CCCC0

Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction, c. 1385–1390

Flanders, Bruges, 14th century

1924.1014CCCC0

Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine, c. 1420

Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)

1954.257CCCC0

Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity, 1471

Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)

1952.282CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel;..., c. 1439–1447

Olivetan Master (Italian)

1999.131CCCC0

The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period

1931.452CCCC0

Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau, c. 1460–70

Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)

1949.535CCCC0

Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child, c. 1370–1374

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)

1924.1012CCCC0

The Trinity: Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B, c. 1496–1502

circle of Perugino (Italian, c1450/55–1523)

1952.461CCCC0

Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330–35

Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period

1959.330CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Gradual and Sacramentary: Initial A[d te..., c. 1000–1010

Austria, Salzburg, early 11th Century

1933.447CCCC0

A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh, 1500s

Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period

2021.237CCCC0

Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, mid-1400s

France, Savoy(?), 15th century

1952.4CCCC0

Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment, c. 1415

workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)

1953.366CCCC0

Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah..., c. 1300

circle of Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)

1924.428CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Jonah Swallowed..., c. 1290

France, Paris, 13th century

1959.271CCCC0

Partial Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial I[n principio] with the..., c. 1260–1270

Northeastern France, Cambrai, 13th century

1952.565CCCC0

Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1480

Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century

1949.205CCCC0

Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven), c. 1260

Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century

1953.145CCCC0

Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop

1999.129CCCC0

Leaf from a Qur'an (verso), 1300s

Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period

2013.102.bCCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David, c. 1450

Italy, Florence, 15th century

1964.149CCCC0

Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity, c. 1280

France, Paris, 13th century

1954.1CCCC0

Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–1652

Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)

1971.84CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter: The Crucifixion, c. 1300–1330

Flanders, Liège, 14th century

2011.54CCCC0

Miniature from a Speculum Historiale: Claudius Designates Nero as His..., 1447–60

Master of Jouvenel des Ursins (French, active 1447–60)

1987.4CCCC0

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);..., c. 1341

Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period

1945.385CCCC0

Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?), c. 1470–1480

attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)

1953.22CCCC0

Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea]..., c. 1270–1290

Northeastern France, 13th century

1985.82CCCC0

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270

England, London(?), 13th century

1924.427CCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page, 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period

1924.746.1.aCCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated..., 1500s

Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period

1924.746.2.aCCCC0

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1200s-1300s

Southern Spain

1933.440CCCC0

Leaf from a Choir Psalter: Initial B with King David in Prayer, c. 1460–1470

Maestro del Messale Barbo (Italian)

2011.70CCCC0

Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars, c. 1360–70

Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)

1954.796CCCC0

Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and..., c. 1415

workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)

1955.79CCCC0

Demon in chains, c. 1453

style of Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)

1982.63CCCC0

Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of..., c. 1115–1125

Germany, Meuse Valley, 12th century

1949.202CCCC0

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the..., c. 1235

England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century

1945.132CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion, 1430s

Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and Workshop

2011.58CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a "Decretum" by Gratian: Initial C[anonici cuiusdam..., c. 1300–1310

France, Avignon(?), 14th century

1926.245CCCC0

Leaf from a Missal with Two Historiated Initials: Initial P[er omnia..., c. 1300

France, Beauvais, late 13th-early 14th Century

1982.141CCCC0

Manuscript of the Jambudvipa-prajnapti-sutra (Description of Jambudvipa), 1513

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore

25.2014©

Single Leaf from a "Biblia Pauperum": Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto)..., c. 1410

Germany, Bavaria

1958.255CCCC0

Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470–1480

attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)

1951.548CCCC0

King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560–90

Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period

1962.24CCCC0

Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity, c. 1200

England, late 12th-early 13th Century

1924.429CCCC0

Frontispiece Miniature from the Manuscript of a Poem by Guillaume Crétin..., c. 1537–1540

Master of Francis I (French)

1991.157CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border..., 1430s

Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and Workshop

2005.205CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Bartholomew, c. 1440–1460

Flanders, Bruges (?), 15th century

2006.11CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H, c. 1470–1480

related to Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)

1999.134CCCC0

Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P with St. Paul Holding a Sword (St...., c. 1250

circle or workshop of Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)

2001.74CCCC0

Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The Woman upon the..., c. 1295

France, Lorraine, 13th century

1983.73.1.aCCCC0

Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven, c. 1295

France, Lorraine, 13th century

1983.73.2.bCCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York:..., c. 1467–70

Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489)

2005.55CCCC0

Peter of Poitier's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi" (pair), c. 1220

England, Canterbury, 13th century

1973.5CCCC0

Initial I with Elimelech and Naomi: Leaf from a Latin Bible, c. 1250

Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)

1999.123CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint James the Greater, c. 1440–1450

Master of the Gold Scrolls (Belgian)

2011.59CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity, c.1310

follower of Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)

1999.125CCCC0

The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430

Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop

2001.75CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: The Nativity, c. 1480

Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)

2011.64CCCC0

Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a..., c. 1475

possibly by Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)

1999.133CCCC0

Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600–1650

style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)

1947.497CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto) and Text ..., c. 1480

South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century

2014.25CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border..., c. 1524

North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2006.15CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto) and Putto..., c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2022.101CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto), c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2022.101.aCCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Putto Picking Strawberries (verso), c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century

2022.101.bCCCC0

Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550–1600

style of Muhammadi (Iranian)

1944.491CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1470–1480

Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)

1954.140.1CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1470–1480

Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)

1954.140.2CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation, c. 1470–1480

Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)

1954.140.3CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple, c. 1470–1480

Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)

1954.140.4CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1470–1480

circle of Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)

1954.140.5CCCC0

Leaf from an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (H) with The Nativity ..., early 1300s

Italy, Tuscany, 14th century

1953.285CCCC0

Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of..., c. 1370–1372

Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)

1951.446CCCC0

Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300

Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period

1945.382CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and..., c. 1524

Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century

1999.136CCCC0

Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600–1650

style of Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)

1947.499CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation, 1470s

Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century

2014.24CCCC0

Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso), early 1200s

Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century

1951.447CCCC0

Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Expulsion of Adam and..., early 1300s

Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)

2003.170CCCC0

Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra, 1513

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore

26.2014©

Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425

Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period

1945.384CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465

Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)

2011.62CCCC0

Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ..., c. 1482

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period

1962.25CCCC0

Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris..., c. 1331

Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)

1982.139.2CCCC0

Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Initial M with Saint Dominic Preaching, c. 1320–1340

Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)

1985.60.aCCCC0

Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435

France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century

1926.244CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto);..., c. 1460

circle of Coëtivy Master (French)

2022.102CCCC0

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto), c. 1460

circle of Coëtivy Master (French)

2022.102.aCCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057–1063	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.1511	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Matthew, 1057–1063	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.1512	Tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto); Bahram..., 1330–35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1943.658	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.)	Grace Rainey Rogers Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from a double-page..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1945.169	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece..., 1444	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1956.10	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paper	Recto 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 Fund	CCCC0
Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1942.152	Ink, tempera, gold and vellum; leather binding	Sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Annunciation (Matins, Office of the Virgin): Leaf from a Book of..., c. 1530–1535	Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other	2001.80	Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), c. 1470	Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80)	1952.227	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Codex: 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. Feiss	CCCC0
Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court, c. 1330	Italy, Genoa	1953.152	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from Boccaccio's Des Cleres et nobles femmes:..., c. 1470	circle of Maître François (French)	1924.1015	Tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 13 x 9.1 cm (5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment ..., c. 1485	style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)	1944.490	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Manuscript of the Five Protections (Pancharaksha), Thursday, August 2, 1117 (Year 39 of Ramapala, reign 1078/79–at least 1130)	Eastern India, Bihar or Bengal, possibly Sattar	16.2014	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on 89 palm leaves	Overall: 5.7 x 54.6 cm (2 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)	On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	©
Leaf from a Greek Psalter and New Testament, 1084	Byzantium, Constantinople, 11th century	1950.154	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for May (recto) and Calendar..., c. 1510	France, Rouen, 16th century	2011.65	Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Ape Hunting Wild Boars (recto) and Ape..., c. 1500–1510	France, Paris or Rouen, 16th century	2006.13	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 18.1 x 12.9 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Barbara (2 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465	Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)	2011.63	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels, c. 1332	Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63)	1924.430	Tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 8.2 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment, c. 1330	Germany, Regensburg	1953.637	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 21.3 x 18.2 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Psalter: The Annunciation, c. 1325–50	England	1952.230	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 15.8 x 11.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 7/16 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Coronation of the Virgin, 1400s	attributed to Master of the Beffi Triptych (Italian, active 1390–1425)	1953.24	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55 x 37 cm (21 5/8 x 14 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Kammavacha: Buddhist Ordination Text, 1800s	Myanmar	1945.172	Cover: lacquer, gilding, and glass appliqué on wood; leaves: lacquer and gilding on cloth	Cover: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Buddhist Manuscript, c. 1700	Sri Lanka	1949.227	Covers: Gum tempera on wood; pages: charcoal on palm leaves	Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)	Educational Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371–77	Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)	1930.105	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso), late 1500s-early 1600s	style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1944.494	Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper	Image: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised..., c. 1420–1430	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop	1999.128	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop	2001.76	Ink, tempera, silver and gold on vellum	Overall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto) and St...., c. 1190	Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century	1933.445	Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Mariegola: The Flagellation, c. 1365–75	Lorenzo Veneziano (Italian) and Workshop	1950.374	Tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolium from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Ezekiel, c. 1290	France, Paris, 13th century	1959.272	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 40.3 x 53.7 cm (15 7/8 x 21 1/8 in.)	The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund	CCCC0
Meta-Discourse on the Teachings from the Treasury (Abidharmakosha-Bhashya), 1100s	Japan, Heian period	1916.1060	Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper	Overall: 26.4 x 670.6 cm (10 3/8 x 264 in.)	Worcester R. Warner Collection	CCCC0
An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved..., 1540–70	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period	1947.500	Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315	Syria, Damascus, Mamluk Period, 14th Century	1945.383	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Overall: 31.3 x 21.5 cm (12 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from the Tarleton Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1430	Northern France, Normandy, Rouen?, 15th century	2001.77	Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Overall: 15.3 x 11.1 cm (6 x 4 3/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial D[eus in loco] with a Prophet Excised from a Gradual, 1409–10	Lorenzo Monaco (Italian, c. 1370–1425)	1949.536	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325	South Flanders	2003.171	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory..., c. 1510	France, Rouen, 16th century	2001.79	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of..., c. 1460–70	follower of Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70)	2001.78	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from the Wettinger Gradual: Historiated Initial (I) with Scenes..., c. 1330	Second Master of the Wettinger Gradual (German)	1949.203	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah..., 1520–40	attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other	1988.96	Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 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. Fund	CCCC0
Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:" Initial D[omino], c.1030	Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century	1952.88	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the..., c. 1440–1450	Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish)	1959.254	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Commission: St. Mark Giving the Keys of Venice to Francesco..., c. 1523–1524	Benedetto Bordone (Italian)	2011.69	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 23.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–04	Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim	2005.145	24 full size illustrations with 160 folios of text; gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper		John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Initial M[issus est] Excised from an Antiphonary: The Annunciation, 1430–1438	Stefano da Verona (Italian, c. 1375–1438)	1924.431	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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. Wade	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1390	attributed to Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)	1924.1013	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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. Wade	CCCC0
Adjoining Leaves from a Book of Hours: Penitential Psalms and King David..., c. 1530–35	Noël Bellemare (French, d. 1546) and 1 other	2003.174	Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 11.2 x 6.4 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1330–40	Bohemia	1949.204	Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment	Sheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost, c. 1500	Jean Poyet (French)	1924.426	Tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 17.5 x 11.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Matthew, c. 1415–20	follower of Limbourg Brothers (Netherlandish)	2005.204	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 18.1 x 13 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Flight into Egypt (2 of 2 Excised..., early 1300s	Northern France or Flanders, early 14th Century	2011.56	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Bifolio from a Gradual: Initial (G) with Christ, the Virgin, and..., c. 1300	Italy, Siena	1950.391	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55.7 x 37.9 cm (21 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)..., c. 1590–1600	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid Period, 16th century	1960.199	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 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. Heege	CCCC0
Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600	Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)	1988.101	Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (A) Excised from a Gradual: Christ in Majesty with..., c. 1300–1340	Italy, Florence	1952.107	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 28 x 24 cm (11 x 9 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation, Nativity and Two Prophets, c. 1485	attributed to Master of Riccardiana 231 (Italian)	1953.280	Tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 15.1 x 9.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity, early 1400s	Bohemia, Prague, 15th century	1976.100	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Latin Bible: St. Luke, c. 1100	France, Burgundy, Abbey of Cluny, early 12th Century	1968.190	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an, 1100s	Seljuk Iran	1939.507	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial R: The Resurrection (recto) and..., mid-1300s	Italy, Naples	1954.145	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 55 x 40 cm (21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Initial D: Massacre of the Innocents (1 of 2..., c. 1300–1330	Northeastern France or Flanders	1999.126	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 13 x 9.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (D) with John the Baptist, Late 1450s	attributed to Francesco d'Antonio del Cherico (Italian, 1433–1484)	1950.1	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55.1 x 36.6 cm (21 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P: St. Paul with a Sword and a Book, c. 1230–40	circle or workshop of William de Brailes (English, active c. 1230)	2011.53	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 18.5 x 13.2 cm (7 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Full Border with Medallions (Annunciation, SS...., 1475	Italy, Umbria or Tuscany, 15th century	1953.642	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 57 x 39 cm (22 7/16 x 15 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (O) Excised from an Antiphonary: The Donor, Gorus..., c. 1300–1350	Italy, Arezzo	1951.314	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 13.4 x 13.4 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Inital A[spiciens a longe] with..., c. 1330–1350	Italy, Tuscany or Umbria, 14th century	1939.677	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Sts. Geneviève, Catherine of Alexandria, and..., c. 1415	workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)	2014.21	Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 16 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Initial V with Floral Border (recto); Text..., c. 1460–1500	Austria (? ) or Bohemia (?), 15th century	2006.12	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 13.9 x 10.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Raising of the Cross, c. 1510–1520	Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century	2006.14	Tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 18.7 x 13.4 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of St. Luke, c. 1440–1480	Central Ethiopia, 15th century	1999.212	Ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 37 x 25 cm (14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial (R) with the Three Marys at the Tomb and ..., c. 1270–1300	Italy	1955.78	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 55 x 33.5 cm (21 5/8 x 13 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion on Friday, illustrated with text..., c. 1560–80	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period	2006.146	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.	CCCC0
Historiated Initial (E) Excised from a Gradual: Adoration of the Magi, c. 1200–1240	Italy, Siena, 13th century	1952.280	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 17 x 21 cm (6 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from a Carolingian Gradual, c. 830–60	Germany or Northeastern France, 9th century	1933.446	Gold and silver ink on purple parchment	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Graduals: Initial (M) with St. Andrew (recto) and Mass for the..., c. 1480	Jacopo Filippo d' Argenta (Italian, 1501)	1927.425	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 77 x 52 cm (30 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Bible: Initial E: Entwined Lions and Serpents (1 of 2..., c. 1225–50	England, Glastonbury(?), 13th century	1999.122	Tempera and ink on vellum	Sheet: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial I: Entwined Beast and Serpent: Leaf from a Bible (2 of 2 Excised..., c. 1225–1250	England, Glastonbury?, 13th century	2011.52	Tempera and ink on vellum	Leaf: 20 x 15.2 cm (7 7/8 x 6 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with..., c. 1510	France, Rouen, 16th century	2011.66	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Book of Hours: Pieta, c. 1475–1485	attributed to Francesco dai Libri (Italian, 1452–1506) and 1 other	1951.394	Tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 14 x 9.3 cm (5 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240	Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century	1933.448.1	Tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 30.7 x 31 cm (12 1/16 x 12 3/16 in.); Framed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); Overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolio with Scenes from the Life of Christ, 1230–1240	Germany, Lower Saxony (Diocese of Hildesheim), Braunschweig(?), 13th century	1933.448.2	Tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 31 x 22.5 cm (12 3/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Framed: 48.3 x 63.5 cm (19 x 25 in.); Overall: 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bifolium Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial D[ominus Iesus] with the..., c. 1425–1450	Italy, Lombardy (Milan?), 15th century	1943.386	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 56 x 41 cm (22 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto); the Story of Nushirwan and his..., 1555–65	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period	1944.487	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso), c. 1556–65	Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period	1947.501	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Nativity (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1430	Northeastern France, 15th century	2014.23	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Leaf: 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Initial P with the Nativity, c. 1500	Attavante degli Attavanti (Italian, c. 1452-c. 1525) and 1 other	2003.173	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 59.8 x 4.1 cm (23 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from Jehan de Courcy's "Chronique Universelle": King Priam Meets..., c. 1470	Northeastern France, 15th century	1945.16	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 36.3 x 27.2 cm (14 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Christ in Majesty with the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist: Single..., c. 1310–20	circle of Master of the Washington Coronation (Italian, active c. 1300–30)	1959.128	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 27.3 x 20 cm (10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.)	Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Last Judgment, 1430s	Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and Workshop	1999.130	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 12.6 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual with Historiated Initial (G): Mary as Queen of Heaven, c. 1425–1450	Italy, Lombardy, Milan?, 15th century	1928.652	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 42 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Title Page of St. Gregory's "Moralia": Job Visited by His Three Friends ..., c. 1143–1178	probably by Abbot Frowin (Swiss)	1955.74	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Gradual, c. 1520	circle of Girolamo dai Libri (Italian, 1474–1555)	1921.140	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; wood binding	Codex: 51.1 x 35.6 x 8.9 cm (20 1/8 x 14 x 3 1/2 in.)	General Income Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s	North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid, 9th century	1993.39	Gold, ink and colors on parchment	Sheet: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)	The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Christ Carrying the Cross (Sext, Hours of the..., c. 1410–1420	France, Brittany(?), 15th century	1999.127	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.2 x 12.1 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Decretum by Gratian: Decorated Initial Q[uidam habens..., c. 1160–1165	France, Burgundy, Archdiocese of Sens, Abbey of Pontigny, 12th century	1954.598	Ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 44.8 x 32 cm (17 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.); Framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Gradual: Historiated Initial S[alve Sancta Parens] with..., c. 1420–1450	Northern Italy, 15th century	1999.132	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 52.1 x 34.9 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Choir Psalter: Initial E[xultate Deo] with..., c. 1408	Italy, Bologna, 15th century	1953.641	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 56.5 x 41.9 cm (22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
The Tale of the Twelve Faces. "Bizhan Addresses the Army": Illustration..., 1341	Iran, Shiraz, Inju (Il-Khanid), 14th Century	1944.479	Opaque watercolor and ink on paper	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Antiphonary, c. 1470–1480	follower of Girolamo da Cremona (Italian)	1930.661	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Codex: 55.9 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm (22 x 17 x 4 in.)	Gift of the Right Reverend William A. Leonard	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from the "Potocki Psalter": The Deposition, c. 1240–1250	Master of the Potocki Workshop (French, Paris)	1985.80	Tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Single Miniature Excised from a Missal: The Crucifiction, c. 1385–1390	Flanders, Bruges, 14th century	1924.1014	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 27.3 x 20.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Initial S from a Gradual: St. Augustine, c. 1420	Master of the Murano Gradual (Italian)	1954.257	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16.8 x 14.9 cm (6 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H[odie nobis] with The Nativity, 1471	Benvenuto di Giovanni (Italian, 1436–1509/17)	1952.282	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 56 x 40 cm (22 1/16 x 15 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial P with the Prophet Samuel;..., c. 1439–1447	Olivetan Master (Italian)	1999.131	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 59.3 x 42.7 cm (23 3/8 x 16 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
The Story of Hushang (recto), Illustration and text (Persian Prose)..., early 1400s	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period	1931.452	Ink and opaque watercolor on paper		Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Initial T from a Choral Book with Isaac and Esau, c. 1460–70	Bartolomeo da Gallarate (Italian)	1949.535	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 18 x 16 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial S[alve sancta parens] from a Gradual: Madonna and Child, c. 1370–1374	Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399)	1924.1012	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16 x 13 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
The Trinity: Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B, c. 1496–1502	circle of Perugino (Italian, c1450/55–1523)	1952.461	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 78.7 x 53 cm (31 x 20 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and..., 1330–35	Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period	1959.330	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Gradual and Sacramentary: Initial A[d te..., c. 1000–1010	Austria, Salzburg, early 11th Century	1933.447	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 22 x 16.7 cm (8 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
A scene of the life of Alexander from the Sharaf-nameh, 1500s	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period	2021.237	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper		Gift of Lori H. Luciano in memory of her parents, Nicholas H. and Rhea A. Luciano	CCCC0
Leaf from the Hours of Duke Louis of Savoy: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, mid-1400s	France, Savoy(?), 15th century	1952.4	Tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaves from a Book of Hours: The Visitation and Christ in Judgment, c. 1415	workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)	1953.366	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 17 x 12.7 cm (6 11/16 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment from a Lectern Bible: Initial E[t fecit Josias] with Josiah..., c. 1300	circle of Master Honoré (French, Paris, active 1288–1300)	1924.428	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Bible: Initial E[t factum est] with Jonah Swallowed..., c. 1290	France, Paris, 13th century	1959.271	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 26.7 x 40.3 cm (10 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)	The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund	CCCC0
Partial Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial I[n principio] with the..., c. 1260–1270	Northeastern France, Cambrai, 13th century	1952.565	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 42 x 15.3 cm (16 9/16 x 6 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1480	Bohemia or Silesia, 15th century	1949.205	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 22.9 x 15.9 cm (9 x 6 1/4 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaves Excised from a Psalter (seven), c. 1260	Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century	1953.145	Tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 13 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Christ before Pilate: Leaf from a Book of Hours (2 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop	1999.129	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Qur'an (verso), 1300s	Egypt, Cairo, Mamluk period	2013.102.b	Ink, gold, color on pink paper	Sheet: 45 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in.)	Gift of Donna L. and Robert H. Jackson	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter with Historiated Initial (B): King David, c. 1450	Italy, Florence, 15th century	1964.149	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 45.7 x 34.3 cm (18 x 13 1/2 in.)	Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from Henry of Segusio's "Summa Aurea": Table of Consanguinity, c. 1280	France, Paris, 13th century	1954.1	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 44.2 x 27.5 cm (17 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–1652	Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)	1971.84	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: The Crucifixion, c. 1300–1330	Flanders, Liège, 14th century	2011.54	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 9.4 x 7.3 cm (3 11/16 x 2 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Miniature from a Speculum Historiale: Claudius Designates Nero as His..., 1447–60	Master of Jouvenel des Ursins (French, active 1447–60)	1987.4	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 12.9 x 9.7 cm (5 1/16 x 3 13/16 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.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto);..., c. 1341	Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period	1945.385	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial R from a Choral Book with King David(?), c. 1470–1480	attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)	1953.22	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 16 x 18 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Initial D[ominus illuminatio mea]..., c. 1270–1290	Northeastern France, 13th century	1985.82	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 26.1 x 19.3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: The Nativity, c. 1270	England, London(?), 13th century	1924.427	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 9.5 x 12.2 cm (3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Illuminated Page, 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period	1924.746.1.a	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio (Recto); Left Folio of Double-Page Illuminated..., 1500s	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period	1924.746.2.a	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 28 x 17.4 cm (11 x 6 7/8 in.); Text area: 8.4 x 6.4 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 1200s-1300s	Southern Spain	1933.440	Ink, gold, and color on parchment	Sheet: 52.7 x 55.4 cm (20 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Choir Psalter: Initial B with King David in Prayer, c. 1460–1470	Maestro del Messale Barbo (Italian)	2011.70	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 54 x 37.5 cm (21 1/4 x 14 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Initial C Excised from a Choral Book: St. Anthony with Antonite Friars, c. 1360–70	Giustino di Gherardino da Forlì (Italian, 1325–1425)	1954.796	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 18.5 x 17.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Bifolio from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi and..., c. 1415	workshop of Boucicaut Master (French, Paris, active about 1410–25)	1955.79	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Folio: 16.8 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Demon in chains, c. 1453	style of Muhammad Siya Qalam (Iranian)	1982.63	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 25.7 x 34.4 cm (10 1/8 x 13 9/16 in.); Overall: 27 x 35.2 cm (10 5/8 x 13 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Cutting from an Antiphonary: Initial A[spiciens a longe]: The Tree of..., c. 1115–1125	Germany, Meuse Valley, 12th century	1949.202	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 18 x 16 cm (7 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the..., c. 1235	England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century	1945.132	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 18.9 x 13.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion, 1430s	Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and Workshop	2011.58	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 14.1 x 10.1 cm (5 9/16 x 4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a "Decretum" by Gratian: Initial C[anonici cuiusdam..., c. 1300–1310	France, Avignon(?), 14th century	1926.245	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 34.3 x 19.7 cm (13 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Missal with Two Historiated Initials: Initial P[er omnia..., c. 1300	France, Beauvais, late 13th-early 14th Century	1982.141	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 28.5 x 20 cm (11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto Ege	CCCC0
Manuscript of the Jambudvipa-prajnapti-sutra (Description of Jambudvipa), 1513	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore	25.2014	Gum tempera and gold on paper	Overall: 12.3 x 30.6 cm (4 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)	On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	©
Single Leaf from a "Biblia Pauperum": Christ Crowned with Thorns (recto)..., c. 1410	Germany, Bavaria	1958.255	Ink and tempera on vellum	Sheet: 19.8 x 14.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)	Gift in honor of William M. Milliken from members of his staff, 1919-1958	CCCC0
Initial D[omine] from a Choral Book: King Solomon, c. 1470–1480	attributed to Guglielmo Giraldi del Magri [or del Magro] (Italian)	1951.548	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Sheet: 17 x 14 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
King Luhrasp Ascends the Throne: a Processon Arrives at Court (recto);..., c. 1560–90	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period	1962.24	Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper	Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Single Leaf: Table of Consanguinity, c. 1200	England, late 12th-early 13th Century	1924.429	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 28.9 x 21.8 cm (11 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)	Gift from J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Frontispiece Miniature from the Manuscript of a Poem by Guillaume Crétin..., c. 1537–1540	Master of Francis I (French)	1991.157	Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum	Sheet: 27.1 x 20.1 cm (10 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial D[eus] with Foliated Border..., 1430s	Master of Guillebert de Mets (Flemish) and Workshop	2005.205	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 12.7 x 8.4 cm (5 x 3 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: St. Bartholomew, c. 1440–1460	Flanders, Bruges (?), 15th century	2006.11	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 12.5 x 8.5 cm (4 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Decorated Initial H, c. 1470–1480	related to Masters of the Zwolle Bible (Netherlandish)	1999.134	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.5 x 12.3 cm (6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Latin Bible: Initial P with St. Paul Holding a Sword (St...., c. 1250	circle or workshop of Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)	2001.74	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Overall: 14.6 x 12.1 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The Woman upon the..., c. 1295	France, Lorraine, 13th century	1983.73.1.a	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 10.2 x 14.7 cm (4 x 5 13/16 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.)	Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund	CCCC0
Miniature from a Manuscript of the Apocalypse: The War in Heaven, c. 1295	France, Lorraine, 13th century	1983.73.2.b	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 12 x 14.2 cm (4 3/4 x 5 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.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Breviary of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York:..., c. 1467–70	Simon Marmion (French, 1420s-1489)	2005.55	Tempera on vellum	Sheet: 15.2 x 11.2 cm (6 x 4 7/16 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.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Peter of Poitier's "Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi" (pair), c. 1220	England, Canterbury, 13th century	1973.5	Ink and tempera on a vellum roll of four membranes	Part 1: 135 x 22.5 cm (53 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Initial I with Elimelech and Naomi: Leaf from a Latin Bible, c. 1250	Johannes Grusch Atelier (French)	1999.123	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Saint James the Greater, c. 1440–1450	Master of the Gold Scrolls (Belgian)	2011.59	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 14.9 x 11.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter: Historiated Initial D with The Trinity, c.1310	follower of Master of the Queen Mary Psalter (English)	1999.125	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 26.7 x 17.5 cm (10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–1430	Henri d'Orquevaulx (French) or Workshop	2001.75	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: The Nativity, c. 1480	Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444–1519)	2011.64	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Leaf: 10.8 x 8.2 cm (4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf Excised from a Book of Hours: Angel with a Banderole within a..., c. 1475	possibly by Workshop of the Convent of St. Agnes (Netherlandish)	1999.133	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Each leaf: 17.7 x 12.5 cm (6 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600–1650	style of Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)	1947.497	Opaque watercolor and gold on paper	Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary: Initial H with the Nativity (recto) and Text ..., c. 1480	South Germany, Augsburg (?), 15th century	2014.25	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 62.5 x 41 cm (24 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border..., c. 1524	North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2006.15	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto) and Putto..., c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2022.101	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Rabbits Dancing (recto), c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2022.101.a	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Putto Picking Strawberries (verso), c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century	2022.101.b	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Overall: 16.5 x 13.5 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Picnic in the Mountains; Single Page Illustration, c. 1550–1600	style of Muhammadi (Iranian)	1944.491	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds, c. 1470–1480	Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)	1954.140.1	Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum	Sheet: 10.2 x 7.5 cm (4 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1470–1480	Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)	1954.140.2	Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum	Sheet: 10.3 x 7.6 cm (4 1/16 x 3 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Visitation, c. 1470–1480	Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)	1954.140.3	Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum	Sheet: 10.3 x 7.5 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Presentation in the Temple, c. 1470–1480	Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)	1954.140.4	Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum	Sheet: 10.2 x 7.3 cm (4 x 2 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Virgin and Child Enthroned, c. 1470–1480	circle of Guillaume Vrelant (Flemish, c. 1454–1481)	1954.140.5	Tempera, liquid gold, and grisaille on vellum	Sheet: 10.3 x 7.3 cm (4 1/16 x 2 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (H) with The Nativity ..., early 1300s	Italy, Tuscany, 14th century	1953.285	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 53 x 38 cm (20 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (S): The Stoning of..., c. 1370–1372	Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403)	1951.446	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Qualities of Ringdoves (recto); On the Benefits of Quails (verso), from..., c. 1300	Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period	1945.382	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); Overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); Text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Ornamental Border with Pea Vines and..., c. 1524	Germany, Hildesheim(?), 16th century	1999.136	Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum	Each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Youth Seated by a Willow; Single Page Illustration, c. 1600–1650	style of Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)	1947.499	Ink, gold, and colors on paper	Sheet: 33.5 x 21.9 cm (13 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.); Image: 15 x 9.6 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Annunciation, 1470s	Flanders, Ghent (?), 15th century	2014.24	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 17.9 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter(?): Annunciation (recto); Nativity (verso), early 1200s	Germany, Bavaria (possibly Prufening or Augsburg), 13th century	1951.447	Ink and tempera on parchment	Sheet: 19 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Medallion from the Border of a Latin Bible: The Expulsion of Adam and..., early 1300s	Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)	2003.170	Tempera on vellum	Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Manuscript of the Prashnavyakarana-sutra, 1513	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Mandore	26.2014	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper	Overall: 12.3 x 30.6 cm (4 13/16 x 12 1/16 in.)	On Loan from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection	©
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his..., c. 1425	Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period	1945.384	Ink and opaque watercolor on paper	Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: John on Patmos (1 of 2 Excised Leaves), c. 1465	Master of Jacques de Luxembourg (French)	2011.62	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Leaf: 23.7 x 18.6 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)	The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection	CCCC0
Nushirwan Sends Mihran Sitad to Fetch the Daughter of the King of China ..., c. 1482	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period	1962.25	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper	Image: 14.7 x 15 cm (5 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 23.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); Text area: 23 x 15.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Volume of Johannes Andrea's "Lectura super arboris..., c. 1331	Master of the Register of 1328 (Italian)	1982.139.2	Tempera and gold on parchment	Sheet: 24.5 x 17.1 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Freudenheim in memory of Otto Ege	CCCC0
Bifolium from an Antiphonary: Initial M with Saint Dominic Preaching, c. 1320–1340	Primo Miniatore di San Domenico (Italian)	1985.60.a	Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment	Sheet: 51 x 37.7 cm (20 1/16 x 14 13/16 in.)	Delia E. Holden Fund	CCCC0
Bifolio from a Book of Hours: The Crucifixion (recto), Text (verso), c. 1435	France (Angers, Nantes, or Poitiers), 15th century	1926.244	Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum	Sheet: 22 x 16.2 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto);..., c. 1460	circle of Coëtivy Master (French)	2022.102	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Office of the Dead Opening Prayers (recto), c. 1460	circle of Coëtivy Master (French)	2022.102.a	Ink, tempera and gold on vellum	Overall: 18.5 x 14.5 cm (7 5/16 x 5 11/16 in.)	James Parmelee Fund	CCCC0

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