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Heiligen Leben
1471
Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: Rubricated capital 'D' midway down second column. Illustrations: Woodcut midway down second column; depicting two women, one ...
Heiligen Leben
1471
Place of publication: Augsburg, Germany Typology: Gothic Initials: One enlarged rubicated initial (hand-drawn) Illustrations: One woodcut; coloured. The image shows five men: one is kneeling i...
Dr. Des Crema
1475
Place of publication: Bologna, Italy Typology: Gothic Initials: None. Illustrations: None. Layout: Text set into two columns. Each new section is opened with a line of text in larger type.
Dr. Des Crema
1475
Place of publication: Bologna, Italy Typology: Gothic Initials: None. Illustrations: None. Layout: Text set into two columns. Each new section is opened with a line of text in larger type.
The Creation (image 1)
[ca. 1461-1483]
Six roundels depicting God's creation: the separation of sky and earth (1), creation of trees and plants (2), creation of waters and fishes (3), creation of animals (4), creation of angels (5), and th...
Calendar: January (fol. 1r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has Janus looking in both directions while dining, and the zodiacal sign of Aquarius (the water carrier). The scenes in the historiated border are: the stoning of St S...
Calendar: January (fol. 1v)
[ca. 142-?]
The historiated border has St. Agnes of Rome holding a palm branch and with her symbol, the lamb; unidentified abbot or a monk holding a palm branch and a book; Pope Marcellus I falling from a horse; ...
Calendar: February (fol. 2r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man warming his feet at a fire, and the zodiacal sign of Pisces (the fish). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Brigid of Ireland holding a lantern; po...
Calendar: February (fol. 2v)
[ca. 142-?]
The historiated border has an unidentified bishop; St. Peter, seated, holding a book and his symbol, the key (corresponding to the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, "Cathedra Sancti Petri"); possibly (...
Calendar: March (fol. 3r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man pruning, and the zodiacal sign of Aries (the ram). In the border are depicted three figures, two bishops and a pope, possibly St. Albinus, bishop of Angers a...
Calendar: March (fol. 3v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are: Resurrection of Christ (Easter), St. Gertrude of Nivelles, an unidentified monk holding a crosier and a book, and the Annunciation to the Virgin by the angel ...
Calendar: April (fol. 4r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man holding a branch, and the zodiacal sign of Taurus (the bull). The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a processiona...