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Items matching animals taken from Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)







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animals: items depicting or describing creatures, whether wild or tame. The animals must be clearly depicted but need not be the main focus of an image or text.

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Some page images and details taken from a mediæval Latin Book of Hours in the Rosenwald collection at the Library of Congress in America. The manuscript was once believed to have been written and decorated by Geoffroy Tory.

The pages were scanned at the Library of Congress and are online there as Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10

There are 113 leaves in the manuscript, which is written on parchment approximately 24cm high (10 inches or so).

In some cases I have digitally enlarged the images so that you can use them in print projects; this makes the larger images be slightly fuzzy.

Evangelist with lion

Evangelist with lion

Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

A bearded man, perhaps in his thirties or forties, sits holding a book in his lap; to his left is a writing stand with an open manuscript; he holds a quill pen to his eye. There is a lion behind him, [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, animals, windows, writing, pictures of books, religion, scholars, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-09-30

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel

Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel

Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

A Mediæval (OK, Medieval in America) miniature painting taken from a Latin book of hours. The artist is wearing a red gown and a blue hood and stole or scarf. He is painting a woman, holding his brush [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, animals, windows, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-03-01

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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