The Book of Kings.
Shahnameh Baysonqori is a copy of Shahnameh (Book of kings) composed by the highly revered Iranian poet Abū al-Qāsim Firdawsī (940--1020). The importance of Shahnameh in the Persian-speaking world is comparable that…
Contributor:
Firdawsī, 940 - Ja'far, Persian Calligrapher, Active
Ottheinrich Bible.
Ottheinrich-Bibel
The Ottheinrich Bible is the earliest surviving illustrated manuscript of the New Testament in the German language. The work was commissioned around 1430 by Ludwig VII, the Bearded, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. The…
Contributor:
Ludwig VII, Der Bärtige, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Date:1430-01-01
Book/Printed Material
The Bellifortis (Strong in War).
Bellifortis
Many high- and late-medieval manuscripts about technology exist. Most, however, present only the texts without any illustrations. The Bellifortis (Strong in war), in contrast, is the first fully illustrated manual of military…