Western Illuminated Manuscripts

Western Illuminated Manuscripts

Western Illuminated Manuscripts

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Western Illuminated Manuscripts

25 November - 9 December 2025 • London

Overview
5 fragments with St Gall Neumes | Germany and Northern Italy | 10th-11th century

1 5 fragments with St Gall Neumes | Germany and Northern Italy | 10th-11th century

The Vision of Ezekiel | by the Almagest Master: a historiated initial on a Bible leaf, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum | France, Paris | 13th century (c. 1220s)

2 The Vision of Ezekiel | by the Almagest Master: a historiated initial on a Bible leaf, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum | France, Paris | 13th century (c. 1220s)

St Anthony of Padua, historiated initial 'I' on a leaf from a Gradual, in Latin | Italy, Siena | early 1340s

4 St Anthony of Padua, historiated initial 'I' on a leaf from a Gradual, in Latin | Italy, Siena | early 1340s

Vincent Beauvais | Speculum historiale in Latin bifolium on vellum with large illuminated historiated initial | Netherlands | c.1430

5 Vincent Beauvais | Speculum historiale in Latin bifolium on vellum with large illuminated historiated initial | Netherlands | c.1430

Illuminated Leaf from a Missal with Dutch text on the verso | Austria, possibly Vienna/Salzburg or Klosterneuburg | c.1430

6 Illuminated Leaf from a Missal with Dutch text on the verso | Austria, possibly Vienna/Salzburg or Klosterneuburg | c.1430

Illuminated leaf from a Gradual with decorative floral border and historiated initial | Northern Italy? | 17th century

7 Illuminated leaf from a Gradual with decorative floral border and historiated initial | Northern Italy? | 17th century

Three illuminated roundels from the margins of a Choirbook on vellum illuminated by Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna | Italy, Bologna | c.1365

8 Three illuminated roundels from the margins of a Choirbook on vellum illuminated by Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna | Italy, Bologna | c.1365

A King and a Saint, historiated initials ‘A’ or ‘N’ and ‘U’ from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by an unknown Master | Italy | c.1490-1500.

9 A King and a Saint, historiated initials ‘A’ or ‘N’ and ‘U’ from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by an unknown Master | Italy | c.1490-1500.

Illuminated initial ‘R’, Christus Trimphans by Taddeo Crivelli | Italy, Ferrara | c.1460

10 Illuminated initial ‘R’, Christus Trimphans by Taddeo Crivelli | Italy, Ferrara | c.1460

A Bishop Saint, historiated initial ‘S’ from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by the Master of the Graduals of San Salvatore in Pavia | Italy, Lombardy | c.1500

11 A Bishop Saint, historiated initial ‘S’ from a Choirbook on vellum, illuminated by the Master of the Graduals of San Salvatore in Pavia | Italy, Lombardy | c.1500

 Imperial Charter issued by Emperor Heinrich V of the Holy Roman Empire | Italy, likely Treviso | 1116, with Imperial monogram and seal

12 Imperial Charter issued by Emperor Heinrich V of the Holy Roman Empire | Italy, likely Treviso | 1116, with Imperial monogram and seal

Illuminated Portolan Chart of Western Europe | by Dierick Vijt  | Netherlands, probably Amsterdam | c.1575–1580

13 Illuminated Portolan Chart of Western Europe | by Dierick Vijt | Netherlands, probably Amsterdam | c.1575–1580

Illuminated Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean | by Petrus Roselli | Spain, Mallorca | 1447

14 Illuminated Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean | by Petrus Roselli | Spain, Mallorca | 1447

Book of Hours in German, Use of Nuremberg(?), with Latin incipits | Germany (Nuremberg?) | 2nd half of the 14th century

15 Book of Hours in German, Use of Nuremberg(?), with Latin incipits | Germany (Nuremberg?) | 2nd half of the 14th century

Bible with Prologues and Interpretations of Hebrew Names, in Latin | Italy, probably Bologna | dated 1273 |

16 Bible with Prologues and Interpretations of Hebrew Names, in Latin | Italy, probably Bologna | dated 1273 |

Antiphonal, Sanctoral covering the liturgical year from August 1st to Advent | Italy, Emilia-Romagna | circa 1270-75

17 Antiphonal, Sanctoral covering the liturgical year from August 1st to Advent | Italy, Emilia-Romagna | circa 1270-75

Saint Augustine. Soliloquia – Pseudo-Bernard. Tractatus de interiori domo seu de conscientia aedificanda – St Anselmus. Orationes | Italy | 1375

18 Saint Augustine. Soliloquia – Pseudo-Bernard. Tractatus de interiori domo seu de conscientia aedificanda – St Anselmus. Orationes | Italy | 1375

Thomas Aquinas | Quaestiones de potentia dei. Quaestiones de malo | Italy, Naples | 30 December 1480

19 Thomas Aquinas | Quaestiones de potentia dei. Quaestiones de malo | Italy, Naples | 30 December 1480