al-Juzʼ al-thālith ʻashar min al-rubʻah al-sharīfah
الجزو الثالث عشر من الربعة الشريفة
This manuscript preserves the 13th juz' (section) of the Qur'an, which starts at ayah (verse) 53 of Surat Yusuf (Joseph, chapter 12). The section also includes all of Surat al-Raʻd (The thunder,…
Kitāb Ikhtiyār sharḥ al-Mukhtār
كتاب اختيار شرح المختار / | Ikhtiyār sharḥ al-Mukhtār
Commentary on Mawṣiliʾs own work titled al-Mukhtār. This manuscript copy is a commentary on al-Mukhtār lil-fatwá (The chosen one in edicts), one of four authoritative works in Hanafi Islamic jurisprudence. Both the…
Kunnāsh al-Manṣūrī
كناش المنصوري | Binder's title: Maqālāt al-Manṣūrī
Text is a well-known medical encyclopedia in 10 chapters, covering diseases of various organs and their treatment as well as a description of anatomy and physiology. This manuscript preserves one of the…
Yongle da dian. juan zhi 2535, juan zhi 2536 : qi jie
永樂大典. 七皆
The Yongle Encyclopedia is a large-scale encyclopedia--the largest in pre-modern China--arranged by subject categories traditionally used in China. The entire work is comprised of 22,877 juan (sections) of text proper and a…
The "Fatḥīyah" Essay on Using the Mughayyab Quadrant.
This treatise by Badr al-Din al-Maridini (born 1423), better known as Sibt al-Maridini, includes an introduction, 20 sections, and a conclusion. The treatise discusses a range of issues in astronomy, surveying, and…
Contributor:
Sibṭ Al-Māridīnī, Badr Al-Dīn Muḥammad Ibn Muḥammad, 1423
Qurʼan.
This large-format illuminated Timurid copy of the Qurʼan is believed to have been produced in northern India in the 15th century. The manuscript opens with a series of illuminated frontispieces. The main…
The Exquisite in Every Pleasing Art.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Mansur Bahaʼ al-Din Abu al-Fath al-Ibshihi was an Egyptian man of letters who was born in 1388 in the Egyptian village of Abshawayh, from which he took his…
Contributor:
Ibshīhī, Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad,approximately 1446 - Ibn ʻabd Rabbih, Aḥmad Ibn Muḥammad, 860-940 - Zamakhsharī, Maḥmūd Ibn ʻumar
The Key to Ibn al-Nafis's "al-Mūjiz".
Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Aqsaraʼi, a 14th century Shafiʻi scholar from Anatolia, wrote on a number of topics, including Sufism, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and tafsīr (exegesis). His Ḥall al-mūjiz fī al-ṭibb…
Contributor:
Aqsarāʼī, Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad, 1389 - Ibn Al-Nafīs, ʻalī Ibn Abī Al-Ḥazm
The Science of Divine Alchemy.
This treatise, ʻIlm al-ṣināʻah al-ilāhiyah (The science of divine alchemy), is a compilation of several alchemical works. The author is unknown, but the treatise quotes heavily from the works of 15th-century alchemist…
Contributor:
Iznīqī, ʻalī, Active 15th Century - Jaldakī, Aydamar Ibn ʻabd Allāh, Active - Jābir Ibn Ḥayyān
Tian xiang xuan ji : ba juan
天象玄机 : 八卷
The compiler of this work was Yao Guangxiao (1335-1419). His preface, dated 1406 and headed "Yao Guangxiao, Senior Buddhist Patriarch, Junior Preceptor of the Heir Apparent and Duke of Rongguo," recounts the…
Contributor:
Yao, Guangxiao
Date:1406
Book/Printed Material
Roman de la Rose.
The Roman de la Rose, "wherein the whole art of love is contained," was one of the most widely read literary works of the Middle Ages. An allegorical poem composed in the…
The Book of the City of Ladies.
Le Livre de la Cité des dames
Christine de Pisan (circa 1364--1430) was born in Italy and came to France at the age of four with her father. Arguably the first woman in Europe to earn a living as…
Book of the Alphonsine Tables.
Tabule Alfonsi (h. 1-22v). Tabule magristri Johannis de Lineriis (h. 23-48v)
A reflection of the knowledge of astronomy of the time, these tables were produced in Spain between 1263 and 1272 under the direction of Isaac ben Sid and Judah ben Moses Cohen.…
Contributor:
Hakohen, Yehuda Ben Moshe, Active - Bianchini, Giovanni, 15th Century - Zarqālī, Ibrāhīm Ibn Yaḥyá, 1100 - Alfonso X, King of Castile and Leon
Book of Prayers.
Gebetbuch
This book of prayers from the Benedictine monastery at Metten originally was intended for silent worship. The manuscript contains ornaments, tendrils, drolleries, and a series of illustrations framed by initials by the…
Illustrated Readings on the Saints.
Lectiones de Sanctis, cum picturis
This Latin manuscript containing readings for the feast days of selected saints features ten illustrations by the noted German Renaissance painter Berthold Furtmeyr (active, 1460--1501). The illustrations are framed by initials from…
15th-century Missal, with Notes and Initials.
Missale
This musical manuscript at the Bavarian State Library is decorated with 15 initials with tendrils. The initials frame pictures and refer to the chorales of the church year. For stylistic reasons, scholars…
Petrus Krüger's Missal.
Missale festivum
This early 15th-century missal was written and illuminated by Petrus Krüger from Breslau for the abbot of Saint Emmeram, Ratisbon (present-day Regensburg). One of the original illuminations (folio 32v), however, has been…
Contributor:
Furtmeyr, Berthold, Flourished - Krüger, Petrus
The Salzburg Missal.
Missale Salisburgense
The five volumes of the monumental feast missal of the Salzburg basilica, now in the Bavarian State Library, is among the most lavishly ornate, and probably the most costly, medieval missals in…
Contributor:
Furtmeyr, Berthold, Flourished
Date:1400-01-01
Book/Printed Material
City of God.
De civitate Dei
This codex of Saint Augustine's De civitate dei (City of God) is from the Plutei Collection of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence. The volume is bound in red morocco leather with…
Contributor:
Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354
Seven Books of the Saturnalia.
Macrobii Theodosii Illustrissimi Saturnaliorum Libri VII
This codex from the Plutei Collection of the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence contains the complete text of Saturnalia by the fourth-fifth century Latin author Macrobius. The work takes the form of…
On Medicine.
Cornelius Celsus De medicina
Cornelius Aulus Celsius was a first-century Roman medical writer and the author of De medicina (On medicine), considered one of the most important medical treatises of late antiquity. The work's encyclopedic arrangement…
Duke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part).
Tafel van den Kersten ghelove
This manuscript is a document of the first importance in the history of Dutch manuscript illumination and contains an important medieval Dutch devotional text. The Tafel van den Kersten ghelove (Table of…
New Treatise on Astronomy.
Tractatus novus de astronomia
Ramon Llull (circa 1232-1316), a key figure in medieval literature, was a multifaceted personality who pursued literature, philosophy, theology, and the natural sciences with passion and skill. An extraordinarily prolific writer, he…
Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Uppenbarelser
The Revelations of Saint Birgitta (or Bridget) of Sweden (circa 1303--73) is one of the most important and influential works of Swedish medieval literature. According to contemporary sources, Birgitta received her revelations…
Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Uppenbarelser
The Revelations of Saint Birgitta (or Bridget) of Sweden (circa 1303--73) is one of the most important and influential works of Swedish medieval literature. According to contemporary sources, Birgitta received her revelations…
Armorial of Cornelis van Aeken, or Beyeren Armorial.
Wapenboek Beyeren
The Beyeren Armorial, also known as the Armorial of Cornelis van Aeken, was compiled by Claes Heynenzoon (also known as the Gelre Herald, circa 1345-1414), who was Ruwieren King of Arms, the…
The Younger Titurel (Fernberger-Dietrichstein Manuscript).
Jüngerer Titurel
This codex, called the Fernberger-Dietrichstein Manuscript after its later owners, contains the second part of the very lengthy chivalric legend of Arthur and the Holy Grail. It is based on the Titurel…
Contributor:
Albrecht, Von Scharfenberg, Active 13th Century - Wolfram, Von Eschenbach
Aubin Tonalamatl.
Tonalamatl
The Aubin Tonalamatl is a pictorial codex that reads from top to bottom and from right to left. It originally included another two folios that have since been lost. The Tonalamatl (bark…
Latin Legends of Czech Saints: Vitus, Prokop and Wenceslas.
Medieval Latin legends about major figures in Czech history form a significant part of the spiritual and cultural heritage of Europe. The cult of Saint Vitus (died 305), the Christian saint and…
Book of Hours.
Libro d'Ore
This 15th century Book of Hours belonged to Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861 and the first king of united Italy from 1861 until his death in 1878.…
Contributor:
De Trestondans, Guillaume, 1475 - Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy
Chronicle of the World.
In its original version, the Weltchronik (Chronicle of the world) of Jans Enikel (1230-90) survives only in a few manuscripts, most of which contain a corrupted text in which Enikel's Chronicle has…
Manuscript/Mixed Materialal-Juzʼ al-thālith ʻashar min al-rubʻah al-sharīfah
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKitāb Ikhtiyār sharḥ al-Mukhtār
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialKunnāsh al-Manṣūrī
Book/Printed MaterialYongle da dian. juan zhi 2535, juan zhi 2536 : qi jie
Book/Printed MaterialThe "Fatḥīyah" Essay on Using the Mughayyab Quadrant. This treatise by Badr al-Din al-Maridini (born 1423), better known as Sibt al-Maridini, includes an introduction, 20 sections, and a conclusion. The treatise discusses a range of issues in astronomy, surveying, and…
Book/Printed MaterialQurʼan. This large-format illuminated Timurid copy of the Qurʼan is believed to have been produced in northern India in the 15th century. The manuscript opens with a series of illuminated frontispieces. The main…
Book/Printed MaterialThe Exquisite in Every Pleasing Art. Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Mansur Bahaʼ al-Din Abu al-Fath al-Ibshihi was an Egyptian man of letters who was born in 1388 in the Egyptian village of Abshawayh, from which he took his…
Book/Printed MaterialThe Key to Ibn al-Nafis's "al-Mūjiz". Jamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Aqsaraʼi, a 14th century Shafiʻi scholar from Anatolia, wrote on a number of topics, including Sufism, fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), and tafsīr (exegesis). His Ḥall al-mūjiz fī al-ṭibb…
Book/Printed MaterialThe Science of Divine Alchemy. This treatise, ʻIlm al-ṣināʻah al-ilāhiyah (The science of divine alchemy), is a compilation of several alchemical works. The author is unknown, but the treatise quotes heavily from the works of 15th-century alchemist…
Book/Printed MaterialTian xiang xuan ji : ba juan
Book/Printed MaterialRoman de la Rose. The Roman de la Rose, "wherein the whole art of love is contained," was one of the most widely read literary works of the Middle Ages. An allegorical poem composed in the…
Book/Printed MaterialBooks 1--5 of History. Ethiopian Story. Book 8: From the Departure of the Divine Marcus. Under the influence of Italian humanism and of his book-collector tutor János Vitéz, the Archbishop of Esztergom, Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (1443--1490), developed a passion for books and learning. Elected king of…
Book/Printed MaterialThe Book of the City of Ladies.
Book/Printed MaterialBook of the Alphonsine Tables.
Book/Printed MaterialBook of Prayers.
Book/Printed MaterialIllustrated Readings on the Saints.
Book/Printed Material15th-century Missal, with Notes and Initials.
Book/Printed MaterialPetrus Krüger's Missal.
Book/Printed MaterialThe Salzburg Missal.
Book/Printed MaterialCity of God.
Book/Printed MaterialSeven Books of the Saturnalia.
Book/Printed MaterialOn Medicine.
Book/Printed MaterialDuke Albrecht's Table of Christian Faith (Winter Part).
Book/Printed MaterialNew Treatise on Astronomy.
Book/Printed MaterialRevelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Book/Printed MaterialRevelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Book/Printed MaterialArmorial of Cornelis van Aeken, or Beyeren Armorial.
Book/Printed MaterialThe Younger Titurel (Fernberger-Dietrichstein Manuscript).
Book/Printed MaterialAubin Tonalamatl.
Book/Printed MaterialLatin Legends of Czech Saints: Vitus, Prokop and Wenceslas. Medieval Latin legends about major figures in Czech history form a significant part of the spiritual and cultural heritage of Europe. The cult of Saint Vitus (died 305), the Christian saint and…
Book/Printed MaterialBook of Hours.
Book/Printed MaterialChronicle of the World. In its original version, the Weltchronik (Chronicle of the world) of Jans Enikel (1230-90) survives only in a few manuscripts, most of which contain a corrupted text in which Enikel's Chronicle has…
Book/Printed MaterialThe First Decade of "Ab Urbe Condita" (From the Foundation of Rome). Titus Livius (circa 59 BC-17 AD), commonly known in English as Livy, was the most important Roman historian before Tacitus. He made no lasting impact on the European Middle Ages, but he…