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An Anglo-Norman 14th century illuminated manuscript with sections in English on 42 leaves of Parchment, 285 x 210mm. (The British Library: Digitised Manuscripts 2019) This Picture book contains biblical narrative and a Comestor version of the Fifteen…

A Middle French Mid-late 15th Century illuminated manuscript with Latin quotations on 166 leaves of parchment. (Medieval Manuscripts in Oxford Libraries 2019) The codex is bound between two wooden boards, possibly contemporary. Contains a rare copy…

Manuscript on vellum of Jerome's vulgate translation of the gospels, 245x190mm, possibly brought to Canterbury by Augustine himself in the late 6th century. Contains several colorful illustrated pages. (Stanford Libraries)

f.165r A squential…

see f.160v-161r

This folio illustrates a scene from Abolqasem Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh which “recounts the history of Iran before Islam” (Canby 13). This scene is painted in vibrant colours with gold illumination on gold speckled paper. Moreover, it depicts the…

see folio 162v-163r

See folio 159v-160r