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Codice albumBLB-S-00E500
found 43 risultati nell'ALBUM
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Initial of Genesis. Initial 'I' with foliage and interlace decoration and two roundels. The upper scene the Creation of Light, Christ is blessing three winged angels with his right hand, and holding an inscribed roll Genesis 1, 3, in his left. Lower scene Creation of Eve. Christ is blessing Adam who lies asleep on a hillock, his head propped up by his left hand. Eve, her hands covering her breasts, looks up at Christ who holds an inscribed roll Genesis 2, 18, from "Worms Bible" (Germany Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland, 1148.), Harley 2803, f.6v, British Library, London
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Incipit to St Luke's prologue. Initial 'L', St Luke writing on a scroll, from "Stavelot Bible of Godderanus Ernesto" (S. Netherlands Stavelot, between 1094 and 1097), Add. 28107, f.161v, British Library, London
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Thomas, Earl of Lancaster kneels before the executioner, who Has His sword raised, from "Luttrell Psalter" (England East Anglia, ca. 1325-1335), Add. 42130, f.56, British Library, London
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Drawing of John Worrenbergh, of Switzerland, a dwarf of 2 ft. 7 ins with text. He was seen by James Paris in London in 1689, from "Drawings of Human Prodigies of J. Paris" (England early 18th century), Sloane 5246, f.18, British Library, London
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Book of Exodus. Israelites making bricks. Produced for a member of the Van Lockhorst family, of the province of Utrecht, from "Flemish Bible History" (N. Netherlands Utrecht?, mid 15th century), Add. 38122, f.78v, British Library, London
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Printer's woodblock, Chinese. The Three Pure Ones. The block is carved to depict the frontispiece to the corpus of Daoist sciptures, from "Frontispiece to Daoist Scriptures. Carved woodblock, 95 x 25 cm" (China), Or. 15248, frontispiece, British Library, London
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The swearing of allegiance to Ali at Kufa after the murder of Osman. A dark-skinned youth, possibly Belal, holds Ali's double-bladed sword, Zulfikar, from "Maktel-i Ali Resul" (Turkey, late 16th or early 1VII century), Or. 7238, f.9v, British Library, London
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Mahmud of Ghazni and Ayaz. Ayaz offering to cut the beard of Mahmud of Ghazni when the latter was drunk, from "Majalis al-'ushshaq" ('The Assemblies of the Lovers') of Kamal al-Din Husayn Gazurgahi" (Shiraz, Iran, c.1560), Or. 11837, f.196, British Library, London
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Nushaba recognising Iskandar by his portrait, from "Khamsa" by Nizami (Herat, c.1535-40), Add. 25900, f.245v, British Library, London
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Text with drawings of gems, rings and cameos in the treasury of St Albans, from "Liber Additamentorum" by Matthew Paris (England St Albans, ca. 1250-1254), Cotton Nero D. I, f.146v, British Library, London
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Three full-length figures of a knight with polearm, a king with sceptre and an archbishop with cross-staff, each of whom holds scrolls containing verses of text, from "Vado Mori" (N. England circa 1420-1430), Cotton Faustina B. VI, pt. 2, f.1v, British Library, London
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Sun Yat-Sen" (1866-1925), first Director of the Guomindang" (National People's Party) and briefly, first President of the Republic of China" (1911-1912). He is shown between nationalist flags and the characters above say: 'the revolution is not yet completed your comrades must continue to make efforts'. Chiang Kai-shek is depicted below, from "A souvenir of the Guomindang's Northern Expedition" (Shanghai, 1927), Or. 5896, British Library, London
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Mawlana Lutf Allah of Nishapur (d.1384), from "Majalis al-'ushshaq of Kamal al-Din Husayn Gazurgahi" (Shiraz, Iran, c.1560), Or. 11837, f.125, British Library, London
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Illustration of the constellation Centaur, with text, from "Harley Aratus" by Marcus Tullius Cicero (Diocese of Rheims about 820-840), Harley 647, F.12, British Library, London
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A view of the city of Murshidabad with the Nawab's old palace seen from the river, WD 2094, British Library, London
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Woman brought before a prince" (probably from Suz u Gudaz by Naw'i), from "Qajar Album" (Iran, 18th-XIX century), Or. 4938, f.26, British Library, London
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The Mi'raj or Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad in which he rides the celestial steed Buraq and is escorted by angels, from "Khamsa" by Nizami (Iran, c.1505), I.O. ISLAMIC 387, f.4, British Library, London
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Khusraw arriving at Shirin's castle, from "Khamsa" by Nizami (Baghdad, 1386-1388), Or. 13297, f.80, British Library, London
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Beginning of the Book of Exodus, with decorated initial 'H', from "Moutier-Grandval Bible" (Tours St.Martin, circa 834-843), Add. 10546, f.26, British Library, London
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Shah Isma'il standing on the steps of the pulpit in the mosque at Tabriz having the sermon read in his presence in the name of the twelve Imams on the Friday preceding his coronation to the vacant throne of Azerbaijan (1501), M. Musavvir, from "History of Shah Isma'il" (Isfahan, Iran, c.1650), Or. 3248, f.74, British Library, London
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Pilgrims quarrelling while on their way to Mecca, from "Kulliyyat" (Shiraz, Iran, 1566), Add. 24944, f.245, British Library, London
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Painting of the Lord Mayor of London on horseback, with attendants, from "Autograph album of Georg von Holtzschuher" (Germany, Switzerland, France 1621-1624), Egerton 1264, f.25, British Library, London
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Rawshanak, daughter of Daryush, is brought before Iskandar, from "Sharafnama" by Nizami (Bengal, probably Gur, 1531-1532), Or. 13836, f.32, British Library, London
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Diagrammatic T-O map. The world portrayed as a circle divided by a 'T' shape into three continents, Asia, Europe and Africa, from "Etymologies of Saint'Isidore" (11th century), Royal 6 C. I, f.108v, British Library, London
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Sanctorale, Anniversary of the Dedication of Sherborne Abbey church, 18th July. Text page with initial 'O', St. Kenelm, as king, with halbert. Initial 'T', St. Kenelm as bishop blessing the church, and devil fleeing. Abbot Bruyning with hounds, and Christ with the publican Zacchaeus. Marginal decoration, from "Sherborne Missal of J. Whas, J. Siferwas" (Sherborne, co. Dorset circa 1399-1407), Add. 74236, p.492, British Library, London
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Temporale. Mass of the Nativity. Text with initial 'P', Nativity, with the Virgin in bed, Joseph seated with staff, midwife holding child. In niche, Virgin and child below, Richard Mitford, Bishop of Salisbury, and Robert Bruyning, Abbot of Sherborne, with their arms. Marginal decoration, from "Sherborne Missal of J. Whas, J. Siferwas" (Sherborne, co. Dorset circa 1399-1407), Add. 74236, f.36, British Library, London
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Temporale. Pentecost. Text with initial 'S', descent of Holy Spirit upon the Virgin and apostles. Initial 'D', St. John before tower and six smaller churches, with angels. Initial 'I', St. Paul with upright sword and two books. In niches God the Father, blessing outside seven lighted lamps St. John, between seven lighted candles, prostrate at feet of Christ below, Bishop Mitford and Abbot Bruyning kneeling. Vignettes of angels of the Apocalypse alternating with figures representing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, from "Sherborne Missal of J. Whas" (Sherborne, co. Dorset circa 1399-1407), Add. 74236, p.260, British Library, London
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What fearful shapes and shadows beset His path amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night!. Ichabod Crane imagining a phantom at his shoulder, from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Irving, Cobrun (New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1899), Y.A.1986.a.9592, frontispiece, British Library, London
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Votive Masses. Initial 'O', monk in bed outside, a black monk looking at a urine bottle, from "Sherborne Missal of J. Whas, J. Siferwas" (Sherborne, co. Dorset circa 1399-1407), Add. 74236, p.678, British Library, London
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The Prophet, 'Ali, Husayn and Hasan in Paradise in the exalted positions. 'Uthman, 'Umar and Abu Bakr in the foreground, from "Khavarnama of Ibn Husam" (Punjab, 1686), Add. 19766, f.362v, British Library, London
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The Coronation of Pope Boniface IX, from "Froissart's Chronicles" (Volume IV, part 1) of J. Froissart (Bruges, 1470-1475), Harley 4379, f.34, British Library, London
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Table of the Spheres between Heaven and Hell. The Earth in the center, surrounded by concentric circles representing the elements, the planets, and in the outer circle, the stars. At the top, figures in an arcade, with God in the center At the foot, devils falling into Hell, from "Neville of Hornby Hours" (London? between 1340 and 1350), Egerton 2781, f.1v, British Library, London
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Christ in Majesty, with angels and demons below, illustrating the creation of the angels and the fall of Lucifer, from "Speculum Humanae Salvationis" (Germany late XIV/early 15th century), Harley 3240, f.4v, British Library, London
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Opening of Genesis, beginning with initial 'I', with seven scenes from the Creation. Lower margin, three roundels the Expulsion of Adam and Eve, Sacrifice of Isaac and Cain killing Abel, from "Bible" (N.Italy probably Venice, XIV century), Add. 18720, f.5, British Library, London
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The camel which was tricked, being eaten by the crow and the animals, from "Kalila va Dimna" (Southern Iran, early 15th century), Or. 13163, f.75v, British Library, London
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The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, with full length portrait of Chaucer in the initial text with decorated borders, from " The Canterbury Tales" by G. Chaucer (circa 1413-1422), Lansdowne 851, f.2, British Library, London
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The Ottoman army parading before the walls of Tiflis" (Tblisi) in August 1578 after the city had been evacuated by Da'ud Han. Lala Mustafa Pasha is shown on horseback on the right hand side, from "Nusretname of Mustafa Ali Gelibolulu" (Turkey, 1582), Add. 22011, ff.81v-82, British Library, London
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The death of Omer. He is supported by Ali and Osman, as His murderer, the Persian slave, Firuz, is seized and beaten. Border design of ducks, clouds and plants, from "Hadikat us-suada of Fuzuli" (Turkey, late 16th/early 17th century), Or. 12009, f.120v, British Library, London
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A portrait of Sultan Süleyman I the Magnificent, reg.1520-1566, from "Kiyafet ül-insaniye, a description of the first twelve Ottoman sultans of Lokman Seyyid" (1588-1589), Add. 7880, f.53v, British Library, London
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Mosque of Quba with two twisted palm trees, and three wells, one in the mosque enclosure. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Futuh al-Haramayn, a poetical description of the Holy Places and the rites of pilgrimage, from "Futuh al-Haramayn" (Isfahan, Iran, 1660), I.O. ISLAMIC 208, f.53v, British Library, London
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Temporale. Quadragesima Sunday. Text page with initial 'I', the third temptation of Christ. Lower margin two other temptations of Christ, from "Sherborne Missal of J. Whas, J. Siferwas" (Sherborne, co. Dorset circa 1399-1407), Add. 74236, p.85, British Library, London
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The episode of the dogs of al-Haw'ab. 'A'isha, favorite wife of the Prophet, hidden in a takht-i ravan on a camel, is asked by Talhah the significance of the dogs' barking. A painting from miniatures to nineteenth century manuscript of the Hamla-Haydari, a poetical account of the life of 'Ali by Bazil, from "Hamla-i Haydari" (Kashmir, 19th century), Or. 2936, f.313, British Library, London
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Two scenes depicting the taking of money from a cash and payment of wages from "The Treaty of Vices" of Cocharelli of Genoa of the end of the fourteenth century, Add. 27695, f.8, miniature, Cibo, Monk of Hyères, British Library, London
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