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This item is a partial page of an illuminated medieval manuscript. It depicts colourful artwork of a scribe holding a quill and surrounded by mythical creatures and animals — all curving to the shape of a capital letter "R". There are some…

This item is a partial page of a medieval manuscript. The focus of the image is the illuminated artwork, following the shape of a capital letter "R". The artwork features a monk holding a red quill in his hand, surrounded by different types of…

Modern suzani. Rectangular hanging suzani consisting of a center field of large floral sprays and multicolor palmettes with tendrils and leaves. The central field is surrounded by a border of floral bands and leafy scrolls. Fabric is a cream colored…

A 1403 French de Normandie manuscript: 2 volumes: 99 and 100 leaves, 9 by 7 cm.

1300 French Coutumier de Normandie; 148 leaves of parchment; 27 cm.

French fourteenth-century Coutumier de Normandie, 284 parchment leaves, 9.2 by 7 cm. Contains Louis X's 1315 Charte aux Normands.

A Latin Coutumier de Normandie from the fourteenth century alongside decision of the Exchequers of Falaise, Rouen and Caen, the proceedings of the assize of Rouen and of the exchequer in Rouen. 101 leaves, 12 by 9 cm.

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)

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Carpet illustrating the four gardens of Jannah (The Garden of Paradise in Islam). The carpet is made of cotton, silk and wool.

"The thirty-seven coins in the Sutton Hoo purse are all Frankish, and are the only large deposit of coins from the Anglo-Saxon period before the introduction of an English coinage." (British Library Catalogue,…