Manuscript Collection

Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th century.Moses leading the Children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th century. Illustration from a German Bible

6903. Page from the “Bird’s heads Hagada” depicting making of Mazzah the Jewish Passover leveled bread. The earliest illuminated manuscript from Germa 6903

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Women taking roses to make rose water wi
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Women taking roses to make rose water with its petals. Folio 93r

Miniature depicting Men and women dancing holding hands. Le
Le Roman de la Rose. 1225-1280. French poem. 13th century. By Guillaume de Lorris (c.1200-1240) and Jean de Meun (c.1240-1305). Men and women dancing holding hands. Miniature. 14th century

Tacuinum Sanitatis. Late XIV century. Women making a crown w
Tacuinum Sanitatis. Medieval Health Handbook, dated before 1400, based on observations of medical order detailing the most important aspects of food, beverages and clothing

LORRIS, Guillaume. Roman de la Rose
The Romance of the Rose. s.XIV. The young lover, redeemer of the garden of delight, reaches a source and finds an inscription saying that there brother Narcissus died. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

MOZART: REQUIEM EXCERPT
Autograph manuscript excerpt of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts unfinished Requiem, 1791, featuring the chorus Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine (Give them eternal peace, oh Lord)

The Hippocratic oath, Hippocrates code of ethical conduct for practitioners of medicine
HIPPOCRATIC OATH. The Hippocratic oath, Hippocrates code of ethical conduct for practitioners of medicine, written in the form of a cross. Byzantine ms. 12th century

STRAVINKSY: RITE OF SPRING. The last page of the score of the Rite of Spring, by Igor Stravinsky, 1912

Mendeleyevs periodic table, 1869. Mendeleyevs periodic table of 1869. This is the first version of the periodic table drawn up by the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleyev (1834-1907)

Lindisfarne Gospels page
Beginning of the Book of Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels, 1100s. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT. Sketches by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) for his Ninth Symphony in D Minor, opus 125, with quotes from Schillers " Ode to Joy."

Court record of testimony at the Salem witch trials, 1692
Record of Titubas testimony at the Salem witchcraft trials, 1690s. Halftone reproduction with a watercolor wash

The Lamb, illustration from Songs of Innocence and of Experience. c1770-1820. Artist: William Blake
The Lamb, illustration from Songs of Innocence and of Experience. c1770-1820

Plesiosaurus
Pen and ink annotated drawing by Mary Anning, 1824. This marine reptile lived in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago

Initial page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, late 7th or early 8th century. Gospel of St John the Evangelist, originally produced in Lindisfarne, North East England

England. Carta Magna (1212). Manuscript Add. 4838. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

Bar Kokhba, original Dead Sea Scroll 5 / 6 Hev44, 134 CE, a deed with 4 signatures
Bar Kokhba, original Dead Sea Scroll 5/6 Hev44, 134 CE, a deed with 4 signatures

May (Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry), 1412-1416. Artist: Limbourg brothers (active 1385-1416)
May (Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry), 1412-1416. Found in the collection of the Musee Conde, Chantilly

BOTTICELLI: PRIMAVERA. Painting by Sandro Botticelli, c1477-78

Jewish Scroll Ms
A carved Esther scroll case depicting the story of Purim. This is a Jewish manuscript from Eastern Europe

The Book of the Dead of Hunefer, ca 1450 BC. Found in the collection of British Museum

Judaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Jewish Museum Berlin. G
Judaism. Divine protection. Amulets. Often consisted of scrolls written in Hebrew and the texts were combined with motifs geom?tircos or magical figures

Pen and ink studies, c1510, by Leonardo da Vinci of a human fetus
LEONARDO: HUMAN FETUS. Pen and ink studies, c1510, by Leonardo da Vinci of a human fetus

February (Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry), 1412-1416. Creator: Limbourg brothers
February (Les Tres Riches Heures du duc de Berry), 1412-1416. Found in the Collection of Muse e Conde, Chantilly

LANGLAND: PIERS PLOWMAN. A manuscript page from the Middle English poem The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland, c1375

Tower of London in the late Middle Ages
London during the time of Henry VII (1457-1509). Color lithograph reproduction of an illuminated manuscript: Roy 16F, ii

Islamic manuscript

Matthew Pariss Map of Great Britain showing rivers & towns in the south of England & part of Wales, c. 1250 (1944)
Many place-names are still recognisable today. The word Auster, written over the English Channel at the bottom, refers to wind bringing heavy cloud cover and fog

Page from the Dresden Codex, Maya manuscript. Chromolithograph of a page showing a section of a tonalamatl, a sacred season of 260 days

Medieval illumination: Edward the Black Prince
Chandos Herald manuscript: 4000 line French verse account of the exploits of Edward the Black Prince in the 100 years war

Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Baden
Ramon Llull (1235-1316). Breviculum Codex. Miniature. Llull preaching. Parchment 92. Page 5r. Baden Memorial Library. Karlsruhe. Germany

Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli

WAGNER: GOTTERDAMMERUNG. Richard Wagner (1813-1883). German composer. Manuscript for Gotterdammerung, 1874

BEETHOVEN: MANUSCRIPT. The title-page of Ludwig van Beethovens corrected ms. of his Symphony no. 3 in E-flat minor, opus 55, " Eroica" (1804)

CONSTELLATION MAP. An Indian Sanskrit star map, 1840, ordered as a manuscript horoscope for Prince Navanihal Singh

MOZART: MOTET MANUSCRIPT. Detail of the autograph of the motet, God is Our Refuge, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at age 9, 1765

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1826. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in F Major, Op. 135, showing the beginning of the fourth movement, headed by the words Must it be

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1799. Copy of Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in F Major Op. 18 no. 1, with dedication to Carl Amenda in Beethovens hand, 1799

EVNT2A-00196
Oliver H. Perrys note proclaiming his Lake Erie victory: " We have met the enemy and they are ours." Woodcut with watercolor wash

Scribe copying manuscripts in the Middle Ages
Medieval scribe writing at a desk, surrounded by open manuscripts. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dresden Codex
Part of the Mayan manuscript known as the Dresden Codex : the illustrations appear to show gods and demons

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer playing the harpsichord

Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation from a Book of Hours, ca. 1485-90. Creator: Jean Bourdichon
Manuscript Leaf with the Annunciation from a Book of Hours, ca. 1485-90

Saxtons Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Creator: Christopher Saxton
Saxtons Map of Norfolk, 1574, (1944). Detail of the county of Norfolk, showing rivers, towns and villages, and a ship in The Wash

Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Manuscript. Book of hours, 144
Bernat Martorell (died 1452). Catalan painter. International Gothic style. Manuscript. Book of hours, 1444. Folio I. Historical Archive. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Persian Manuscript, 1650. Court of a Safavid dynasty prince. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791). Austrian composer. Manuscript of Ave Verum Corpus (K.V. 618), a motet for four voices with string and organ accompaniment written on 18 June 1791 at Baden

London and the Thames (15th c. ). Gothic art
London and the Thames (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

WALT WHITMAN MANUSCRIPT. Autograph manuscript fragment and signature

BEETHOVEN MANUSCRIPT, 1806. Manuscript page from Ludwig van Beethovens String Quartet in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3, showing the beginning of the last movement

Page from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A page from a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, narrating events of the years 772 to 794. It was written in Old English in the 9th century by a Wessex scribe

Illuminated Wenzelbibel manuscript
A page from the illuminated manuscript known as the Wenzelbibel (or Wenzelsbibel), named after King Wenzel (Wenceslaus) IV of Bohemia

Manuscript Leaf with Opening of The Book of Nehemias, from a Bible, French, ca. 1280-1300. Artaxerxes kneels before the king receiving permission to make a journey

Page of illuminated text from the Gospel of St Luke, c700. Latin text with intricate decoration inspired by Celtic designs. From the Gospel of St Luke, Lindisfarne Gospels

Odin
Illustration of Odin in The Olafur Brynjulfsson Edda 1760, a manuscript which contains material from both the Younger and Elder Edda

Choirbook number 9. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Virgin a
Choirbook number 9. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Virgin and Child. Miniature. Drop cap. Spain

Folio of Codex of the Usages depicting the Catalan Parlia
Alfonso IV of Aragon called the kind (1299-1336). King of Aragon and count of Barcelona as Alfonso III, from 1327 to his death. Son of James II and Blanche of Anjou

BACH: MANUSCRIPT, c1732. Detail of a manuscript page from Johann Sebastian Bachs Cantata No. 9, Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, c1732

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Sohrab facing the tent of the Persian army leaders. 16th c. Persian art. Safavid period. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Chantilly

Visigothic Code or Liber Iudiciorum or Lex Visigothorum. Set of laws promulgated by the Visigothic king of Hispania, Chindasuinth and enlarged by Recceswinth (654).Vit. 14-5. I foliate I

Portolan chart, 1591. Map of the Pacific Ocean. It depicts the western coast of Central and South America, from Mexico to the Strait of Magellan. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting

Fra Mauro ( -1460). Fra Mauro map. 1459. Detail of Southeast Asia with the island of Borneo. The map is oriented with south at top. Miniature Painting. ITALY. Venice

Luttrell Psalter. 14th c. Blocked cart pulled by horses and helped by men. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. UNITED KINGDOM. London. The British Museum

CHAUCER: CANTERBURY TALES. The Wife of Bath. A page from a facsimile of the Ellesmere manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, c1410

PANC2A-00033
A manuscript of Demosthenes copied by hand in the tenth century. Color lithograph reproduction, 19th century

Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus dating from the 5th century, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Islamic manuscript

Wilfrid Michael Voynich
WILFRID MICHAEL VOYNICH Lithuanian bookseller who 1912 discovered a coded manuscript, still undeciphered, supposed by some to contain information of great occult significance

Monks Copying Manuscript
Monastic copyists replicating manuscripts in the scriptorium of their monastery

Wa Mozart Composing
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer at work in Salzburg

August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Jean Limbourg
August - the Chateau d Etampes, 15th century, (1939). Aout - Le Chateau D Etampes. Nobles ride out on a falconry expedition: the man on the right is a beater with long stick to flush out the game

Letter from John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill, 31st October 1642. Artist: John Hampden
Letter from John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode after the Battle of Edgehill, 31st October 1642. Letter written from Northampton by John Hampden to Colonel Bulstrode

Shahnameh. The Book of Kings. 16th c. Faridun

Construction of a wall. Illustration from a Latin compendium of Civil law (14th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Islamic manuscript

Kufic manuscript, Mashad Shrine Library, Iran, Middle East

Islamic Manuscript

Islamic manuscript

Dancing Dervishes, Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, ca. 1480. Creator: Bihzad
Dancing Dervishes, Folio from a Divan of Hafiz, ca. 1480

Henry I, Count of Anhalt (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Henry I, Count of Anhalt (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

First Page of The Armenian Letters, 1928. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
First Page of The Armenian Letters, 1928. From The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci, by Edward McCurdy. [Jonathan Cape, London, 1928]

Ascension and Pentecost, 1290-1300. From La Somme Le Roy, produced in France. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders, and Initials by George F Warner

Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Artist: Isaac Newton
Letter from Sir Issac Newton to William Briggs, 20th June 1682. Letter written from Trinity College, Cambridge by Newton to William Briggs, MD

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