Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (page 3/3)

Miniature: Garden of Gethsemanu

The disciples of Jesus sleep while Jesus prays, “let this cup be taken from me,” although since they were asleep no-one actually heard his prayer. The disciples are depicted as caucasian men with bare feet and halos, and the identity of the scene is confirmed by the small symbolic cup [...] [more...]

Letter “D” from 16th century book of hours

The letter D painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial. More precisely there’s gold leaf on a blue background. [more...]

Letter “S” from 16th century book of hours

The letter S painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial. More precisely there’s gold leaf on a blue background. [more...]

Twig line filler

A decorative ornament in the shape of a twig, used to fill the space on a short line up to the margin. [more...]

Letter “O” from 16th century book of hours

The letter O painted in blue and gold and used as a decorative initial or drop cap. This image was on image 24 of the library of Congress page images. [more...]

Miniature painting of a woman reading a music book

A Mediæval (OK, Medieval in America) miniature painting taken from a Latin book of hours. The picture shows a richly-dressed woman reading from a book, seemingly of music; she also holds a peacock feather, presumably to signify that she is of noble birth. [...] [more...]

Letter “E” from 16th century book of hours

The letter E painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial.

This image was on image 17 of the Library of Congress page images.