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Sources for visual reference for medieval times and for the visual style of medieval manuscripts.
Sources for visual reference for medieval times and for the visual style of medieval manuscripts.


== Sources ==
== Early Manuscripts ==


=== Eadwine Psalter <small>&mdash; MS M.521, c. 1155-60, Canterbury, England</small> ===
=== Eadwine Psalter <small>&mdash; MS M.521, c. 1155-60, Canterbury, England</small> ===
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* Stories from the Gospels.
* Stories from the Gospels.
* Some livestock, pigs, architecture.
* Some livestock, pigs, architecture.
==== Links ====
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f45616477696e65205073616c746572#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f45616477696e65205073616c746572 Eadwine Psalter picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f45616477696e65205073616c746572#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f45616477696e65205073616c746572 Eadwine Psalter picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/113131/recto Leaf from Eadwine Psalter source] (Morgan Library)
* [http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/113131/recto Leaf from Eadwine Psalter source] (Morgan Library)
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* Knights, horses w/saddles & bridles
* Knights, horses w/saddles & bridles
* Clouds
* Clouds
==== Links ====
* [http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/145640/verso Scenes from the Life of David, Leaf from the Winchester Bible] (Morgan Library)
* [http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/145640/verso Scenes from the Life of David, Leaf from the Winchester Bible] (Morgan Library)


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* Adam and Eve
* Adam and Eve
* Animals (Noah's ark)
* Animals (Noah's ark)
==== Links ====
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f6d6f7267616e206269626c65#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f6d6f7267616e206269626c65 Morgan Bible picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f6d6f7267616e206269626c65#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f6d6f7267616e206269626c65 Morgan Bible picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://www.themorgan.org/collection/crusader-bible/1 Morgan Bible source] (Morgan Library)
* [http://www.themorgan.org/collection/crusader-bible/1 Morgan Bible source] (Morgan Library)
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* King Henry I's dream
* King Henry I's dream
* Crucifixion of Christ
* Crucifixion of Christ
==== Links ====
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f576f72636573746572204368726f6e69636c65#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f576f72636573746572204368726f6e69636c65 Worcester Chronicle picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f576f72636573746572204368726f6e69636c65#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f576f72636573746572204368726f6e69636c65 Worcester Chronicle picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=corpus&manuscript=ms157 Worcester World Chronicle source] (Oxford University)
* [http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=corpus&manuscript=ms157 Worcester World Chronicle source] (Oxford University)
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</gallery>


== Later Medieval manuscripts ==


=== Codex Manesse <small>&mdash; Cod. Pal. germ. 848, 1300-1340, Zurich</small> ===
=== Codex Manesse <small>&mdash; Cod. Pal. germ. 848, 1300-1340, Zurich</small> ===
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Image:Dresden-Sachsenspiegel-f086r-detail.jpg|f. 86r
Image:Dresden-Sachsenspiegel-f086r-detail.jpg|f. 86r
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Early Renaissance codices & manuscripts ==


=== Épître d'Othéa <small>&mdash; Cod. Bodmer 49, 1460, Bourgogne/Burgundy, France</small> ===
=== Épître d'Othéa <small>&mdash; Cod. Bodmer 49, 1460, Bourgogne/Burgundy, France</small> ===
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* Animals, birds, some hunting, wild boars, stags
* Animals, birds, some hunting, wild boars, stags
* Landscapes, architecture, interiors and exteriors, castles, walled cities
* Landscapes, architecture, interiors and exteriors, castles, walled cities
==== Links ====
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436872697374696e652064652050697a616e202d20c38970c3ae7472652064274f7468c3a961205b313436305d#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436872697374696e652064652050697a616e202d20c38970c3ae7472652064274f7468c3a961205b313436305d Épître d'Othéa picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436872697374696e652064652050697a616e202d20c38970c3ae7472652064274f7468c3a961205b313436305d#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436872697374696e652064652050697a616e202d20c38970c3ae7472652064274f7468c3a961205b313436305d Épître d'Othéa picture reference] (Photo Station)
* [http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0049 Épître d'Othéa source] (E-Codices)
* [http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0049 Épître d'Othéa source] (E-Codices)
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Image:Epitre-dOthea-f137v.jpg|f. 137v battle
Image:Epitre-dOthea-f137v.jpg|f. 137v battle
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Incunabula ==
=== Heidelberger Totentanz <small>GW M47257, 1488, Germany</small> ===
* Woodcuts (incunabulum)
* ''Danse Macabre''
* Skeletons interacting with living people
* All social classes represented
* Early Renaissance; later than the period of interest
==== Links ====
* TK: Link:picture reference (Photo Station)
* [http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/totentanz1488 source] Heidelberg University library
* [http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/07/heidelberger-totentanz.html info & source] BibliOdyssey


=== Paradin, Claude: Devises Heroïques <small>&mdash; SM815, 1551, Lyons, France</small> ===
=== Paradin, Claude: Devises Heroïques <small>&mdash; SM815, 1551, Lyons, France</small> ===
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==== Links ====
==== Links ====
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436c61756465205061726164696e202d20446576697365732048c3a9726fc3af71756573205b313535315d#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436c61756465205061726164696e202d20446576697365732048c3a9726fc3af71756573205b313535315d Devises Heroïques picture reference] (Photo Station)  
* [http://dbarchowsky.quickconnect.to/photo/?t=Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436c61756465205061726164696e202d20446576697365732048c3a9726fc3af71756573205b313535315d#Albums/album_70696374757265207265666572656e6365/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f617274/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e7573637269707473/album_70696374757265207265666572656e63652f6172742f6d6564696576616c206d616e75736372697074732f436c61756465205061726164696e202d20446576697365732048c3a9726fc3af71756573205b313535315d Devises Heroïques picture reference] (Photo Station)  
* [http://www.emblems.arts.gla.ac.uk/french/books.php?id=FPAa Devises Heroïques source] (Glasgow University)
* [http://www.emblems.arts.gla.ac.uk/french/books.php?id=FPAa Devises Heroïques source] (Glasgow University)
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Image:SM815-p80.jpg|p. 80 VEL IN ARA. And that on the holy altar.
Image:SM815-p80.jpg|p. 80 VEL IN ARA. And that on the holy altar.
</gallery>
</gallery>
=== Heidelberger Totentanz <small>GW M47257, 1488, Germany</small> ===
* Woodcuts (incunabulum)
* ''Danse Macabre''
* Skeletons interacting with living people
* All social classes represented
* Early Renaissance; later than the period of interest
==== Links ====
* TK: Link:picture reference (Photo Station)
* [http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/totentanz1488 source] Heidelberg University library
* [http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/07/heidelberger-totentanz.html info & source] BibliOdyssey

Revision as of 15:17, 13 March 2015

Overview

Sources for visual reference for medieval times and for the visual style of medieval manuscripts.

Early Manuscripts

Eadwine Psalter — MS M.521, c. 1155-60, Canterbury, England

MS M.521v
  • Highly stylized.
  • Stories from the Gospels.
  • Some livestock, pigs, architecture.

Links

Winchester Bible — MS M.619, c. 1160-80, Winchester, England

  • Highly rendered.
  • Stylized trees
  • David & Goliath
  • Knights, horses w/saddles & bridles
  • Clouds

Links

Morgan Bible — MS M.638, 1240's, Paris, France

  • aka The Crusader Bible
  • Highly rendered
  • Scenes from Genesis
  • Strange stylized trees
  • Harvesting
  • Creation
  • Adam and Eve
  • Animals (Noah's ark)

Links

  • MS M.638 f. 1r detail

    MS M.638 f. 1r detail

  • MS M.638 f. 2v detail

    MS M.638 f. 2v detail

Chronicle of John of Worcester — MS. 157, c. 1140, England

  • highly stylized
  • 2 pages
  • laborers, kings, clergy
  • boats, water
  • King Henry I's dream
  • Crucifixion of Christ

Links

  • p. 77b Crucifixion of Christ

    p. 77b Crucifixion of Christ

  • p. 383 King Henry I's dream

    p. 383 King Henry I's dream

Later Medieval manuscripts

Codex Manesse — Cod. Pal. germ. 848, 1300-1340, Zurich

  • Between stylized and rendered
  • Secular illustrations of poets arranged by rank: kings, dukes, counts, down to commoners
  • Curly hair, head gear: fillets, barbettes, crowns, and some fancy hats
  • Animals, birds, horses
  • Hunting: hounds, stags, boars, bears
  • Boats
  • Not a whole lot of trees or plants, but there are repeated decorative scrolling floral motifs

Links

  • f. 14v

    f. 14v

  • f. 73r

    f. 73r

  • f. 113v

    f. 113v

  • f. 228r

    f. 228r

  • f. 342v

    f. 342v

  • f. 395r

    f. 395r

Heidelberger Sachsenspiegel — Cod. Pal. germ. 164, c. 1295-1371, Germany

  • Highly stylized/naive
  • Saxon law, (literaly "Saxon Mirror", or roughly "Survey of Saxon Law")
  • Secular themes
  • Commoners, livestock, crops, labor

Links

  • f. 1v

    f. 1v

  • f. 2r

    f. 2r

  • f. 5v

    f. 5v

  • f. 5v

    f. 5v

  • f. 6r

    f. 6r

  • f. 8r

    f. 8r

  • f. 8r

    f. 8r

Dresden Sachsenspiegel — Mscr. Dresden M.32, 1295-1371, Germany

  • Quality is a little more murky than the Heidelberg manuscript.
  • More refined drawings.

Links

  • f. 5r

    f. 5r

  • f. 6r

    f. 6r

  • f. 6r

    f. 6r

  • f. 86r

    f. 86r

Early Renaissance codices & manuscripts

Épître d'Othéa — Cod. Bodmer 49, 1460, Bourgogne/Burgundy, France

  • Highly rendered
  • aka The Book of Hector, The Book of Knighthood
  • Costumes
  • Nobility, royalty, knights fighting in suits of armor
  • Romantic couples
  • Monsters, demons, gates of hell
  • Animals, birds, some hunting, wild boars, stags
  • Landscapes, architecture, interiors and exteriors, castles, walled cities

Links

  • f. 17r monster, maiden, and knight

    f. 17r monster, maiden, and knight

  • f. 80r rabbits in a field

    f. 80r rabbits in a field

  • f. 98r wild boar

    f. 98r wild boar

  • f. 105v mouth of hell

    f. 105v mouth of hell

  • f. 114r couple

    f. 114r couple

  • f. 137v battle

    f. 137v battle

Incunabula

Heidelberger Totentanz GW M47257, 1488, Germany

  • Woodcuts (incunabulum)
  • Danse Macabre
  • Skeletons interacting with living people
  • All social classes represented
  • Early Renaissance; later than the period of interest

Links

  • TK: Link:picture reference (Photo Station)
  • source Heidelberg University library
  • info & source BibliOdyssey

Paradin, Claude: Devises Heroïques — SM815, 1551, Lyons, France

Earliest example of a collection of the devices worn by French aristocracy, a practice started in the late 15th Century.

  • Woodcuts
  • Alchemical, mystical, surreal vibe
  • Dates later than medieval times

Links

  • p. 62 QUÒ TENDIS? Where are you going?

    p. 62 QUÒ TENDIS? Where are you going?

  • p. 67 IN UTRUNQUE PARATUS. Ready to both.

    p. 67 IN UTRUNQUE PARATUS. Ready to both.

  • p. 80 VEL IN ARA. And that on the holy altar.

    p. 80 VEL IN ARA. And that on the holy altar.

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