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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...
Calendar: April (fol. 4v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are St. Opportuna, a Benedictine nun and abbess; St George killing the dragon; St. Mark the Evangelist writing on a scroll; and an unidentified bishop with a mitre...
Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a falconer, and the zodiacal sign of Gemini with the twins behind a coat of arms in red (gules). The scenes in the historiated border are: a king kneeling by a cro...
Calendar: May (fol. 5v)
[ca. 142-?]
The historiated border includes an unidentified abbot and three unidentified bishops or popes with mitres and crosiers.
Calendar: June (fol. 6r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man making hay, and the zodiacal sign of Cancer (the crab). The historiated border has St Barnabas the Apostle holding a book and an axe; and two unidentified bi...
Calendar: June (fol. 6v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified pope or bishop with a mitre and a crosier; St Gervase holding a book and St Protase holding a palm of martyrdom; the birth of John the Baptist...
Calendar: July (fol. 7r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man reaping corn, and the zodiacal sign of Leo (the lion). The historiated border has a man binding sheaves; a pope holding an axe or a key; and an unidentified ...
Calendar: July (fol. 7v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop; St Mary Magdalen holding a book and an ointment jar; St. Christopher carrying Christ across the stream, and St. James the Great, hold...
Calendar: August (fol. 8r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man threshing, and the zodiacal sign of Virgo (the virgin). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Peter holding a key and a book; St. Stephen holding sto...
Calendar: August (fol. 8v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are: the Virgin Mary, clad in a blue dress and a gold belt, holding a book and a palm branch; St. Bartholomew the Apostle holding a book and a tanner's knife; King...
Calendar: September (fol. 9r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man treading grapes, and the zodiacal sign of Libra (the balance, or scales). The scenes in the historiated border are: St Anthony with a book; an unidentified b...
Calendar: September (fol. 9v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a crosier; The Elevation of the Cross; St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist; and St Michael the Archangel killing th...
Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man sowing, and the zodiacal sign of Scorpio (the scorpion). The figures in the historiated border include St. Denis holding his head, and two unidentified bisho...